Ezekiel 47:9

Translations

Modern

Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

Traditional

And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

Literal

And it will come to pass that every soul living that moves, at every place where the rivers should come there, will live. And there will be a great abundance of fish, because these waters come there, and they will be healed. And will live everything wherever the river comes there.

Latin

Et omnis anima vivens quæ serpit quocumque venerit torrens, vivet: et erunt pisces multi satis, postquam venerint illuc aquæ istæ: et sanabuntur et vivent omnia ad quæ venerit torrens.

Original

Hebrew

English

Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

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

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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 Dead Sea: Prophecy Concerning Ezekiel of the River Fish: Figurative Fishing 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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