Ezekiel 47:7
5 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.
6 “Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.
8 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.
9 Wherever 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.
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
- When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.
- KJV
- Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
- WEB
- Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
- ASV
- Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
- DARBY
- When I returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
- BLB
- In my returning, behold, along the bank of the river [were] very many trees, on this side and on this side.
- ÅB
- Da jeg vendte tilbake, se, da sto det på bekkens bredd en stor mengde trær på begge sider.
- OTB
- Da jeg kom tilbake, så jeg et stort antall trær på hver side av elvebredden.
- B1930
- Da jeg vendte tilbake, se, da stod det på bekkens bredd en stor mengde trær på begge sider.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 47:12
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”
Read in contextRevelation 22:2
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.
Read in contextGenesis 2:9–10
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.
Read in context2 Kings 2:13
Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
Read in context1 Kings 9:26
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
Read in context