Ezekiel 47:6

Translations

Modern

“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

Traditional

And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

Literal

And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man?” And he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.

Latin

Et dixit ad me: Certe vidisti, fili hominis. Et eduxit me, et convertit ad ripam torrentis.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

Notes

Ezekiel 47:6–9

As the river flowed, it became deeper and wider. It brought life wherever it went. Even the salty waters of the Dead Sea became fresh and full of life.

Ezekiel 47:1–12

Once the temple was restored to its central place among God’s people, its life-giving influence would flow outward.

Ezekiel pictures this influence as a river. As the river moves away from the temple, it brings change. It turns places of death into places of life.

Theme notes and profiles

Israel’s Geography as Theology Temple Legislation as Theology The New Community

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 40:4
“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
Ezekiel 44:5
The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 8:6
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Zechariah 5:2
“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
Zechariah 4:2
“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
Jeremiah 1:11–13
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
Ezekiel 8:17
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
Matthew 13:51
Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

Glossary

Arabah Book of Revelation Dead Sea Earth Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of John the Baptist Judaism New Jerusalem Peace Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy Worship Zion

Topics

Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Ezekiel of the River Gospel: Prophecies Relating To Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Universality of the Kingdom of River of Salvation Vision of Ezekiel of the Waters

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