Ezekiel 47

Water Flowing from the Temple

1 Then he brought me back to x the door of the temple, and behold, y water was issuing from below z the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of a the altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of b the north gate and led me around on the outside to c the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.

3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, d the man measured a thousand cubits, 1 and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

6 And he said to me, e "Son of man, f have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river g very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into h the Arabah, and enters the sea; 2 when the water flows into i the sea, the water will become fresh. 3 9 And wherever the river goes, 4 every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea 5 may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From j Engedi to k Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of l the Great Sea. 6 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, m on both sides of the river, there will grow n all kinds of trees for food. o Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, p but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and p their leaves for healing."

Division of the Land

13 Thus says the Lord God: "This is the boundary 7 by which q you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. r Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide equally what s I swore t to give to your fathers. u This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

15 "This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from l the Great Sea v by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to w Zedad, 8 16 x Berothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between y Damascus and v Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to z Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. 9 This shall be the north side. 10

18 "On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between a Gilead and the land of Israel; to b the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. 11 This shall be the east side.

19 "On the south side, it shall run from c Tamar as far as d the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along e the Brook of Egypt 12 to f the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

20 "On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point v opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.

21 g "So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 h You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and i for the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. j They shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:1 - 2
    Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 46:4
    There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
    Joel 3:18
    And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim.
    Zechariah 14:8
    On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter.
    Revelation 22:1
    Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:3
    Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:13
    These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:35
    Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:6
    Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:3
    When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:6
    And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:12
    And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.
    Revelation 22:2
    Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 1:1
    These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
  12. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 3:17
    The Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
    Deuteronomy 4:49
    Together with all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
    Joshua 3:16
    The waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.
  13. Cross References
    1 Samuel 23:29
    And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.
  14. Cross References
    Isaiah 15:8
    For a cry has gone around the land of Moab; her wailing reaches to Eglaim; her wailing reaches to Beer-elim.
  15. Cross References
    Joshua 15:12
    And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:7
    As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other.
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 2:9
    And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 1:3
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
    Jeremiah 17:8
    He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.
  19. Cross References
    Revelation 22:2
    Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  20. Cross References
    Revelation 22:2
    Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:8
    Of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.
    Ezekiel 48:1 - 7
    These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
    Ezekiel 48:23 - 28
    As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:4 - 5
    Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.
    Joshua 17:14 - 18
    Then the people of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since all along the Lord has blessed me?
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 12:7
    Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:29
    This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:10
    Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:1
    These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
  28. Cross References
    Numbers 34:8
    From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad.
  29. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:8
    And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:1
    These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
    Isaiah 7:8
    For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:15
    This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad.
  32. Cross References
    Ezekiel 48:1
    These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
  33. Cross References
    Joshua 13:11
    And Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah.
  34. Cross References
    Joel 2:20
    I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.
  35. Cross References
    Genesis 14:7
    Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar.
    2 Chronicles 20:2
    Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, "A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar" (that is, Engedi).
  36. Cross References
    Numbers 20:13
    These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.
  37. Cross References
    Numbers 34:5
    And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.
  38. Cross References
    Joshua 15:12
    And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.
  39. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:15
    This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad.
  40. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:13
    Thus says the Lord God : "This is the boundary by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.
  41. Cross References
    Ezekiel 45:1
    When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent.
    Ezekiel 48:29
    This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.
  42. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:1
    For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
    Ephesians 3:6
    This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
  43. Cross References
    Exodus 12:19
    For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses. If anyone eats what is leavened, that person will be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land.
    Exodus 12:48 - 49
    If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.
    Romans 10:12
    For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
    Galatians 3:28
    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
    Colossians 3:11
    Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
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