former sea, … hinder sea Rather, eastern sea, western sea, R. V.: i.e. the Dead Sea on the E., and the Mediterranean Sea on the W. Comp. Ezekiel 47:1; Joel 3:18. This would be the natural watershed, the whole country being level and Jerusalem alone elevated above it, Zechariah 14:10.

in summer and in winter "ut aquæ istæ nec gelu constringantur hiemis, nec æstatis nimio fervore siccentur." Hieron. Comp. by way of contrast, Job 6:15-20.

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