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He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This time the water was up to my knees. After another 1,750 feet, it was up to my waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters <i>were</i> to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters <i>were</i> to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water <i>came up to my</i> knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water <i>came up to my</i> waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water <i>reaching</i> the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through <i>the water,</i> water <i>reaching</i> the hips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water <i>reaching</i> the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through <i>the water,</i> water <i>reaching</i> the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand and had me pass through the water, water <i>reaching</i> the knees. Again he measured one thousand and had me pass through <i>the water</i>, water <i>reaching</i> the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand [cubits] and led me through the water, water that was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand [cubits] and led me through <i>the water,</i> water <i>reaching</i> the hips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he measured another 500 meters downstream, and told me to wade through it there. The water came up to my knees. Another 500 meters downstream the water came up to my waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my knees. He measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he measured another 560 yards, and the water came up to my knees. Another 560 yards farther down, the water was up to my waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he measured out another 1,000 cubits, where he led me through water that was knee-deep. And then he measured out another 1,000 cubits, where the water was waist-deep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was now knee deep. Once more he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was waist deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through waters that were to the waist. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he measures one thousand, and causes me to pass over into the waters—waters [to my] knees. And he measures one thousand, and causes me to pass over—waters [to my] loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he measureth a thousand, and causeth me to pass over into water -- water to the knees. And he measureth a thousand, and causeth me to pass over -- water to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will measure a thousand, and he will cause me to pass through the waters; the waters of the knees. And he will measure a thousand, and cause me to pass through; the Waters of the loins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And again he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the water up to the knees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again he measured one thousand, and he led me forward, through the water, up to the knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He measured off another thousand cubits and once more had me wade through the water; it was up to the knees. He measured another thousand cubits and had me wade through the water; it was up to my waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand, and led me through the water; and it was knee-deep. Again he measured one thousand, and led me through the water; and it was up to the waist.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand cubits and brought me through the water, and it was up to the knees. Again he measured a thousand cubits and brought me through the water, and it was up to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he measured one thousand cubits and he brought me into water unto the knees, and he measured one thousand cubits and he brought me in water unto the groin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through waters that were to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and he passed through the water; <i>it was</i> water of a fountain: and <i>again</i> he measured a thousand, and passed through the water; and the water was up to the thighs: and <i>again</i> he measured a thousand; and he passed through water up to the loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-4.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=14398" 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">3</span>As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">Then he measured off</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and led me through</a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: bir·kā·yim (N-fd) -- The knee. From barak; a knee.">knee-deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ḇam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">Again he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and led me through</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: mā·ṯə·nā·yim (N-md) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">waist-deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.…<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="/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="/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/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“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!<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="/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="/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="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.</p><p class="hdg">the waters were to the knees</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/19-10.htm">Acts 19:10-20</a></b></br> And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a></b></br> Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6</a></b></br> Which is come unto you, as <i>it is</i> in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as <i>it doth</i> also in you, since the day ye heard <i>of it</i>, and knew the grace of God in truth:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-6.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Reaching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-33.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/daniel/4-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Loins</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Reaching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Waters</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then he measured off a thousand cubits</b><br>In the vision given to Ezekiel, the measuring of a thousand cubits signifies a specific and deliberate progression. A cubit, an ancient unit of length, is approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The act of measuring indicates precision and order, reflecting God's intentional design and plan. This measurement is part of a larger vision of a river flowing from the temple, symbolizing the life-giving presence of God. The thousand cubits suggest a significant distance, emphasizing the expansive reach of God's blessings.<p><b>and led me through knee-deep water.</b><br>The water reaching knee-deep represents a gradual increase in depth, symbolizing the growing influence and impact of God's Spirit. In biblical symbolism, water often represents cleansing, life, and the Holy Spirit. The progression from ankle-deep to knee-deep water suggests a deepening relationship with God and an increasing experience of His power and presence. This imagery can be connected to the spiritual growth of believers, as they move from initial faith to deeper commitment and understanding.<p><b>Again he measured a thousand cubits</b><br>The repetition of measuring another thousand cubits underscores the continued and consistent expansion of God's work. It highlights the ongoing nature of spiritual growth and the boundless nature of God's kingdom. This second measurement reinforces the idea of progression and the unfolding of God's plan over time. It also suggests that there is more to explore and experience in the journey of faith.<p><b>and led me through waist-deep water.</b><br>The water now reaching waist-deep indicates a further increase in depth, symbolizing a more profound immersion in the life and power of God. This stage of the vision suggests a deeper commitment and surrender to God's will. Waist-deep water can represent a point of decision, where one must choose to continue into deeper waters or remain where they are. It reflects the call to trust God more fully and to allow His Spirit to guide and sustain. This imagery can be linked to the idea of baptism, representing a deeper identification with Christ and His purposes.<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 is the recipient of this vision. His role is to convey God's messages to the Israelites, often through vivid and symbolic imagery.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_line.htm">The Man with the Measuring Line</a></b><br>This figure, often interpreted as an angelic being or a divine messenger, guides Ezekiel through the vision, measuring the depths of the water.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river.htm">The River</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's life-giving presence and blessings, the river flows from the temple, increasing in depth and significance as it progresses.<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 renewal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A prophetic vision given to Ezekiel, illustrating the transformative power of God's presence and the abundance of life that flows from Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_depth.htm">Spiritual Growth and Depth</a></b><br>Just as the water deepens, our spiritual journey should progress from shallow to deeper faith and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a></b><br>The increasing depth of the river signifies God's abundant provision and blessings, which are available to all who seek Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transformative_power_of_god's_presence.htm">The Transformative Power of God's Presence</a></b><br>The river's source at the temple highlights the transformative power of God's presence in our lives, bringing renewal and life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_deeper_relationship.htm">Invitation to Deeper Relationship</a></b><br>We are invited to wade deeper into our relationship with God, moving beyond surface-level faith to a more profound and committed walk with Him.<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/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</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_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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - At a second and a third distance of a thousand cubits the same process was repeated when the waters were found to be first <span class="cmt_word">waters to the knees</span>, and secondly <span class="cmt_word">waters to</span> (or, of) <span class="cmt_word">the loins.</span> The unusual expression, <span class="hebrew">מַיִם בִּרְכָּים</span>, instead <span class="hebrew">מֵי</span>, as in the similar expressions before and after, may have been chosen, Keil suggests, in order to avoid resemblance to the phrase, <span class="hebrew">מֵימֵי רַגְלַיִם</span> in <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Isaiah 36:12</a> (Keri) - not a likely explanation. Havernick describes it simply as an instance of bold emphasis. Schroder breaks it up into two clauses, thus: "waters, to the knees they reach." Smend changes <span class="hebrew">מַיִם</span> into <span class="hebrew">מֵי</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-4.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">Then he measured off</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣מָד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and led me through</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knee-deep</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְכָּ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bir·kā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1290.htm">Strong's 1290: </a> </span><span class="str2">The knee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vvv.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Again he measured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣מָד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and led me through</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waist-deep</span><br /><span class="heb">מָתְנָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯə·nā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> </span><span class="str2">The waist, small of the back, the loins</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/47-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:4 Again he measured one thousand and caused (Ezek. 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