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Ezekiel 47 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Water from the Temple

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:1 -

Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:2 - And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around [fn]on the outside to the outer gate, by the way facing east. And behold, water was spurting out from the south side.
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When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand [fn]cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4 - Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the [fn]hips.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:5 - Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not [fn]wade across, because the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be crossed by wading.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:6 - And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me [fn]back to the bank of the river.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:7 - Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:8 - Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the [fn]sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become [fn]fresh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:9 - “And it will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the [fn]river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others [fn]become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:10 - “And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:11 - “But its swamps and marshes will not become [fn]fresh; they will be [fn]left for salt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:12 - “And by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

Boundaries and Division of the Land

(cf. Num 34:1–12 )
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This is what the Lord [fn]GOD says: “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:14 - “And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one [fn]equally with the other; for I [fn]swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you [fn]as an inheritance.
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“And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of [fn]Zedad;

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:16 - [fn]Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:17 - “The boundary shall [fn]extend from the sea to Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
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“The east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

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“The south side toward the south shall extend from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

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“And the west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite [fn]Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

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“So you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:22 - “You shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the strangers who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:23 - “And in the tribe with which the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance,” declares the Lord GOD.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit by way of
Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
Lit loins
Lit cross
Lit and caused me to return
I.e., Dead Sea
Lit healed
Lit two rivers
Lit are healed
Lit healed
Lit given
Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch
Lit like his brother
Lit lifted up My hand
Lit in
As in MT; LXX Hamath, Zedad; cf. 48:1
Or LXX Berothah
Lit be
Or the entrance of Hamath
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