Ezekiel 47:6

⁴ 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.

⁵ Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

⁷ Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

⁸ 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.

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.

Compare

BSB: “Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
KJV: And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
WEB: He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
ASV: And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
DARBY: And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? And he led me, and brought me back to the bank of the river.
BLB: And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man?” And he brought me and returned me [to] the bank of the river.

ÅB: Og han sa til meg: Har du sett det, menneskesønn? Og han førte meg tilbake igjen langs bekkens bredd.
OTB: Han spurte meg: “Menneskesønn, har du sett dette?” Så førte han meg tilbake til elvebredden.
B1930: Og han sa til mig: Har du sett det, menneskesønn? Og han førte mig tilbake igjen langs bekkens bredd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 40:4
And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
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Ezekiel 44:5
And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
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Jeremiah 1:11–13
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
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Ezekiel 8:17
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
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Zechariah 4:2
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
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Zechariah 5:2
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
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Ezekiel 8:6
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
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Matthew 13:51
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
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