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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river <i>were</i> very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, <i>were</i> very many trees on one side and the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river <i>there were</i> very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there <i>were</i> very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When I had returned, now behold, on the bank of the river there <i>were</i> very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I had returned, I saw a very large number of trees along both sides of the riverbank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I had returned, I saw a very large number of trees along both sides of the riverbank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />where I saw dozens of trees on each side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the man led me back along the bank of the river. As I went back, I saw many trees on both sides of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and when I got there, I saw that there were very many trees on each bank. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As we were coming back, I was amazed to see that there were many, many trees lining both banks of the river. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When I had returned, I noticed a vast number of trees on the banks of the river, on both sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, look, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In my turning back, then, behold, at the edge of the stream [are] very many trees, on this side and on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In my turning back, then, lo, at the edge of the stream are very many trees, on this side and on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In my turning back, and behold, upon the lip of the torrent very much wood from here and from them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when I had turned myself, behold on the bank of the torrent were very many trees on both sides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when I had turned myself around, behold, on the bank of the torrent, there were very many trees on both sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As I was returning, I saw along the bank of the river a great many trees on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As I came back, I saw on the bank of the river a great many trees on the one side and on the other.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now when I was seated, I saw that at the bank of the stream were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And as I sat, I saw on the bank of the torrent very many trees, on this and on that side<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now when I had been brought back, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />as I returned; and, behold, on the brink of the river <i>there were</i> very many trees on this side and on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14430" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Waters from Under the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: bə·šū·ḇê·nî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">When I arrived,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">number of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">along both</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: ū·miz·zeh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śə·p̄aṯ (N-fsc) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">banks</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·na·ḥal (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">of the river.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9-10</a></span><br />Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. / Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18-19</a></span><br />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. / I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a></span><br />He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.</p><p class="hdg">bank [heb] lip</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a></b></br> And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which <i>is</i> beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/2-13.htm">2 Kings 2:13</a></b></br> He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;</p><p class="hdg">many</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Ezekiel 47:12</a></b></br> And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9,10</a></b></br> And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></b></br> In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, <i>was there</i> the tree of life, which bare twelve <i>manner of</i> fruits, <i>and</i> yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree <i>were</i> for the healing of the nations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a></span><br></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 context is a vision of a future temple and its surrounding environment, which begins in <a href="/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40</a>. Ezekiel, a priest and prophet during the Babylonian exile, is being shown a vision of restoration and hope for Israel. The arrival signifies a transition point in the vision, emphasizing the importance of what Ezekiel is about to witness.<p><b>I saw a great number of trees</b><br>The presence of a great number of trees symbolizes life, abundance, and healing. In biblical symbolism, trees often represent life and prosperity (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, <a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a>). The abundance of trees suggests a reversal of the desolation experienced during the exile, pointing to a time of restoration and blessing. This imagery can also be seen as a type of the spiritual life and fruitfulness found in Christ, who is the source of living water (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>).<p><b>along both banks of the river</b><br>The river in Ezekiel's vision flows from the temple, symbolizing the life-giving presence of God. The geographical setting of trees along both banks suggests a fertile and thriving ecosystem, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Genesis 2:10</a>). This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/22.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a>, where the river of the water of life flows from the throne of God, with the tree of life on either side. The river and its banks represent the spiritual nourishment and healing that come from God's presence, foreshadowing the ultimate restoration in the new creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the vision of the river flowing from the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river.htm">The River</a></b><br>Symbolic of life and healing, this river flows from the temple, representing God's presence and blessing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trees.htm">The Trees</a></b><br>These trees symbolize life, fruitfulness, and healing, growing along the banks of the river.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The source of the river, representing God's dwelling place and the origin of spiritual life and blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This vision is part of a larger prophetic revelation given to Ezekiel, illustrating the restoration and renewal that comes from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_life.htm">God as the Source of Life</a></b><br>Just as the river flows from the temple, God is the ultimate source of spiritual life and renewal. We must remain connected to Him to experience true life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_in_god's_presence.htm">Fruitfulness in God's Presence</a></b><br>The trees along the riverbanks are fruitful and healing, illustrating that when we are rooted in God, our lives bear fruit and bring healing to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>The vision of the river and trees signifies God's promise of restoration and renewal, offering hope to those in exile or spiritual dryness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_nourishment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as the trees thrive by the river, we need regular spiritual nourishment through prayer, scripture, and fellowship to grow and thrive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a></b><br>This vision points to the ultimate restoration and healing that God will bring, encouraging us to live with hope and anticipation of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_river_of_life's_main_theme.htm">What is the central theme of River of Life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_trickle_become_a_deep_river.htm">Ezekiel 47:1: How can a small trickle of water transform so rapidly into a deep river, seemingly defying known geological and hydrological laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_need_healing_if_pain's_gone.htm">Revelation 22:2: Why would the nations need healing from the tree of life if pain and suffering are supposedly abolished at this point?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'now_i_lay_me_down'_prayer.htm">What are the Rivers of Living Water?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Very many trees.</span>--In the corresponding vision of <a href="/revelation/22-2.htm" title="In the middle of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.">Revelation 22:2</a> the same thought is symbolised by the "tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now when I had returned</span> <span class="hebrew">בְּשׁוּבֵנִי</span> is by the best interpreters, after Gesenius ('Hebrew Grammar,' § 132. 2), regarded as an incorrect form for <span class="hebrew">בְּשׁוּבִי</span> (literally, <span class="accented">in my returning</span>), though Schroder adheres to the transitive sense of the verb, and translates," when I had turned myself," and Hitzig takes the suffix <span class="hebrew">נִי</span> as a genitive of possession, and renders, "when he came back with me." In any case, on the return journey the prophet observed that at (or, on) <span class="cmt_word">the bank</span> (or, <span class="accented">lip</span>) <span class="cmt_word">of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.</span> Hitzig supposes the trees had not been there when the prophet made the down journey, but sprang up when he had turned to his guide (ver. 6), and stood with his back to the river. Kliefoth's conclusion is better, that the trees had been there all the while, but that the prophet's attention had not been directed to them. The luxuriant foliage of this vision reappears in that of the Apocalyptic river (<a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When I arrived,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשׁוּבֵ֕נִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šū·ḇê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a great</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">number of</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trees</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along both</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">banks</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂפַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(śə·p̄aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the river.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֔חַל</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-7.htm">Ezekiel 47:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/47-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:7 Now when I had returned behold (Ezek. 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