12. they shall wander from sea to sea--that is, from the Dead Sea to
the Mediterranean, from east to west.
from . . . north . . . to . . . east--where we might expect "from north
to south." But so alienated was Israel from Judah, that no Israelite
even then would think of repairing southward, that is, to Jerusalem
for religious information. The circuit is traced as in
Nu 34:3,
&c., except that the south is omitted. Their "seeking the word of the
Lord" would not be from a sincere desire to obey God, but under the
pressure of punishment.
JFB.
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