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Ezekiel 47:11

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

10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

12 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.

13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
KJV
But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
WEB
But its swamps and marshes will not be healed. They will be given up to salt.
ASV
But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.
DARBY
But its marshes and its pools shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.
BLB
And its swamps and marshes will still not be healed; they will be given to salt.
ÅB
Men myrene og pyttene der skal ikke bli sunde; de skal bare være til å utvinne salt av.
OTB
Men sumpene og myrene vil forbli salte; de vil være reservert for salt.
B1930
Men myrene og pyttene der skal ikke bli sunde; de skal bare være til å utvinne salt av.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:23

    And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

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  • Revelation 22:11

    He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

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  • 2 Peter 2:19–22

    While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

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  • Jeremiah 17:6

    For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

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  • Judges 9:45

    And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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  • Hebrews 10:26–31

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

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  • Mark 9:48–49

    Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

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  • Psalms 107:34

    A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

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