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When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he said to me, &#8220These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow out to the sea, and the waters of the sea will be healed. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah (the Jordan Valley); then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the Dead Sea shall be healed and become fresh. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He said to me, &#8220This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The man said: This water flows eastward to the Jordan River valley and empties into the Dead Sea, where it turns the salt water into fresh water. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah: and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the man said to me, "This water flows through the land to the east, down into the Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea. When the water flows into the Dead Sea, it will replace the salt water there with fresh water. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> He said to me, "This water flows through the land to the east and down into the Jordan Valley and to the Dead Sea. When it flows into the Dead Sea, it replaces the salt water of that sea with fresh water. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> He told me, "This river flows toward the eastern territories all the way down into the Arabah, and from there its water flows toward the Dead Sea, where the sea water turns fresh. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And he said to me, ?This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. <a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a> He said to me, "These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he said to me, "These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said he to me, These waters issue out towards the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. <a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he said to me, “These waters flow out toward the eastern region and will go down into the Arabah. Then they will go toward the sea and flow into the sea which will be made to flow out; and the waters will be healed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says to me, “These waters are going forth to the east circuit, and have gone down to the desert, and have entered the sea; they are brought forth to the sea, and the waters have been healed. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith unto me, 'These waters are going forth unto the east circuit, and have gone down unto the desert, and have entered the sea; unto the sea they are brought forth, and the waters have been healed. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to me, These waters going forth to the circuit of the east, and they went down to Arabia and came into the sea: being brought forth to the sea and the waters were healed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to me: These waters that issue forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and go down to the plains of the desert, shall go into the sea, and shall go out, and the waters shall be healed. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to me: “These waters, which go forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and which descend to the plains of the desert, will enter the sea, and will go out, and the waters will be healed. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a> He said to me, “This water flows out into the eastern district, runs down into the Arabah and empties into the polluted waters of the sea to freshen them. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah; and when it enters the sea, the sea of stagnant waters, the water will become fresh.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he said to me, These waters that are issuing out toward the east region and flowing down toward the north, shall go into the sea and mingle with the stagnant water, and make it fresh. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to me: “These waters that go to Galilee to the east and go down to the north, and they go down into the Sea into stagnant water, and they sweeten the waters<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said he unto me: 'These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and when they shall enter into the sea, into the sea of the putrid waters, the waters shall be healed. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said to me, This is the water that goes forth to Galilee that lies eastward, and it is gone down to Arabia, and has reached as far as to the sea to the outlet of the water: and it shall heal the waters. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14437" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Waters from Under the Temple</a> …7When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river. 8<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And he said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·wṣ·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">flows out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6930.htm" title="6930: haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Eastern. From qadam; eastern.">the eastern</a> <a href="/hebrew/1552.htm" title="1552: hag·gə·lî·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Pal. Feminine of galiyl; a circuit or region.">region</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">and goes down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">the Arabah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When it empties</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām·māh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the Sea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām·māh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ham·mū·ṣā·’îm (Art:: V-Hofal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the water there</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: wə·nir·pə·ʾū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">becomes fresh.</a> 9Wherever 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a> And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike. <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a> And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a> Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus. <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a> There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38</a> Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a> For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a> For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a> He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. <a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a> The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely. <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a> I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a> They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said he to me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.and go down<a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1,7</a> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-19</a> When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them… <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20</a> The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.desert.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a> The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-49.htm">Deuteronomy 4:49</a> And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.<a href="/joshua/3-16.htm">Joshua 3:16</a> That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.the waters<a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">2 Kings 2:19-22</a> And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren… <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a> The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them… <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">District</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">East</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-14.htm">Eastern</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-31.htm">Flows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-20.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Putrid</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Region</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Stagnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">District</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Eastern</a> <a href="/daniel/1-5.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Flows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Fresh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Putrid</a> <a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Region</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Stagnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/daniel/1-12.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The speaker is likely an angelic guide or a divine messenger, as seen in other prophetic visions. This emphasizes the authority and importance of the message being conveyed.This water flows out to the eastern region The water originates from the temple, symbolizing life and healing emanating from God's presence. The eastern region refers to the area east of Jerusalem, which is significant in biblical prophecy and history. This direction often symbolizes new beginnings and hope.and goes down into the Arabah The Arabah is a desert region stretching from the Sea of Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is a dry and barren area, making the flow of water through it a powerful image of transformation and renewal. This geographical detail underscores the miraculous nature of the water's journey.When it empties into the Dead Sea The Dead Sea, known for its high salinity and inability to support life, represents death and desolation. The mention of the Dead Sea highlights the miraculous change that the water brings, as it is a place where life is typically unsustainable.the water there becomes fresh This transformation from saltwater to fresh water symbolizes spiritual renewal and the life-giving power of God. It is a prophetic image of the restoration and healing that comes from God's presence. This can be connected to the New Testament, where Jesus is described as the source of living water, offering eternal life and spiritual refreshment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who received visions and prophecies during the Babylonian exile. He is the recipient of the vision described in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a> Often interpreted as an angelic guide or a representation of God’s messenger, who explains the vision to Ezekiel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_eastern_region.htm">The Eastern Region</a> Refers to the area east of Jerusalem, which includes the Dead Sea region. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_arabah.htm">The Arabah</a> A desert region that extends from the Sea of Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba, including the area around the Dead Sea. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Commonly understood to be the Dead Sea, known for its high salinity and inability to support life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_transformative_power_of_god.htm">The Transformative Power of God</a> Just as the waters transform the Dead Sea's salty water into fresh, God has the power to transform our lives, bringing life and healing where there was once barrenness. <a href="/topical/t/the_reach_of_god's_blessing.htm">The Reach of God's Blessing</a> The waters flow from the temple, symbolizing that God's blessings originate from His presence and extend outward, reaching even the most desolate places. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a> The vision encourages believers to seek spiritual renewal and transformation through God's presence, much like the fresh waters that bring life to the Dead Sea. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> This passage offers hope for restoration and renewal, reminding us that no situation is too dire for God's life-giving power. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_believers.htm">The Role of Believers</a> As recipients of God's transformative power, believers are called to be conduits of His life-giving presence in the world, much like the river flowing from the temple.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 47</a> <a href="/q/what's_river_of_life's_main_theme.htm">What is the central theme of River of Life?</a> <a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel's_temple_been_built.htm">If Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel 40 was meant as a literal blueprint, why hasn’t this Temple been constructed in the centuries that followed? </a> <a href="/q/what's_the_dead_sea's_biblical_role.htm">What is the Dead Sea's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/can_ezekiel's_river_freshen_the_dead_sea.htm">Ezekiel 47:8-9: Can the Dead Sea really be made fresh by this river, considering its high salinity and the lack of any historical or scientific precedent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Go down into the desert.--The word for country is the same as is used in <a href="/context/joshua/22-10.htm" title="And when they came to the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.">Joshua 22:10-11</a>, for the borders of the Jordan, and undoubtedly has the same meaning here: the valley of the Jordan, called the Ghor. The word desert is better translated in the margin, plain, and refers to that expansion of the Jordan valley just north of the Dead Sea in which the city of Jericho was situated. So far the course of the river has been due east; now, without any allusion to the Jordan, it apparently takes its place and flows into the sea. Both the situation and the description show that the Dead Sea is intended. By its entrance "the waters of the sea shall be healed," that is, they shall be so changed that, from being incapable of supporting life, they shall become the home of life in all abundance and variety (<a href="/context/ezekiel/47-9.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that every thing that lives, which moves, wherever 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 where the river comes.">Ezekiel 47:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Toward the east country (הַקַּדְמונָה אֶל־הַגְּלִילָה); literally, the east circle, in this case probably "the region about Jordan" (<a href="/joshua/22-10.htm">Joshua 22:10, 11</a>), above the Dead Sea, where the valley or ghor widens out into a bread basin, equivalent to כִּכַּד הַיַרְדֵּן (<a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a>). The LXX. render, or τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, designing by this, however (presumably), only to Graecize the Hebrew word גְּלִילָה as they do with the term הָעַרָבָה, desert, or, plain, which they translate by τὴν Ἀραβίαν. The Arabah signified the low, sterile valley into which the Jordan runs near Jericho, in which are the Dead Sea (hence called "the sea of the Arabah," <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-49.htm">Deuteronomy 4:49</a>), and the brook Kedron, or "river of the Arabah" (<a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a>), and which extends as far south as the head of the Elanitic gulf. The whole region is described by Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 2:596) as one of extreme desolation - a character which belonged to it in ancient times (Josephus, 'Wars,' 3:10. 7; 4:8. 2). The part of this Arabah into which the waters flowed was situated north of the sea, clearly not the Mediterranean, but the Dead Sea, "the sea of the Arabah," as above stated, and the "eastern sea" as afterwards named (ver. 18), into which they ultimately flowed. The clause, which being brought forth into the sea, may either be connected with the proceeding words or formed into an independent sentence. Among those who adopt the former construction a variety of renderings prevails. The LXX. reads, "(And the water) comes to the sea (ἐπὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς διεκβολῆς), to the sea of the pouring out," i.e. the Dead Sea, into which the river debouches. With this Havernick agrees, rendering, "to the sea of that outflow." Ewald reads, "into the sea of muddy waters," meaning the Dead Sea. Kimchi, "into the sea where the waters are brought forth," i.e. the ocean (the Mediterranean), whoso waters go forth to encompass the world. Hengstenberg, Kliefoth, Keil, and Currey, who adopt the latter construction, borrow בָאוּ from the antecedent clause, and translate, "To the sea (come or go) the waters that have been brought forth;" with which accords the Revised Version. The last words record the effect which should be produced by their entering into the sea. The waters shall be healed, i.e. rendered salubrious, from being hurtful (comp. <a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">Exodus 15:23, 25</a>; <a href="/2_kings/2-22.htm">2 Kings 2:22</a>). The translation of the LXX., ὑγιάσει τὰ ὕδατα, is inaccurate. The unwholesome character of the Dead Sea is described by Tacitus: "Lucius immenso ambitu, specie maris sapore corruptior, gravitate odoris accolis pestifer, neque vento impellitar neque pisces ant suetas aquis volucres patitur" ('Hist.,' 5:6). Yon Raumer (p. 61) writes, "The sea is celled Dead, because there is in it no green plant, no water-fowl in it, no fish, no shell. If the Jordan carry fish into it, they die." "According to the testimony of all antiquity and of most modern travelers," says Robinson ('Bibl. Res.,' 2:226), "there exists within the waters of the Dead Sea no living thing, no trace, indeed, of animal or vegetable life. Our own experience goes to confirm the truth of this testimony. We perceived no sign of life within the waters." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And he said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “This הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those water הַמַּ֤יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen flows out יוֹצְאִ֗ים (yō·wṣ·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the eastern הַקַּדְמוֹנָ֔ה (haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6930.htm">Strong's 6930: </a> Eastern region הַגְּלִילָה֙ (hag·gə·lî·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1552.htm">Strong's 1552: </a> A circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Palestine and goes down וְיָרְד֖וּ (wə·yā·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend into עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the Arabah. הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee When it empties וּבָ֣אוּ (ū·ḇā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the sea, הַיָּ֔מָּה (hay·yām·māh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin the water there הַמָּֽיִם׃ (ham·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen becomes fresh. וְנִרְפּ֥וּ (wə·nir·pū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:8 Then said he to me These waters (Ezek. 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