Ezekiel — Chapter 47

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Ezekiel 47:1 Afterward he brought me again unto ^Rthe door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Ezek 41:2,23-26

Ezekiel 47:2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate ^Rnorthward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

Ezek 44:2,4

Ezekiel 47:3 And when ^Rthe man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; ^Tthe waters were to the ankles.

Ezek 40:3; Zech 2:1

waters of the ankles

Ezekiel 47:4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; ^Rthe waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

Acts 19:10-20; Rom 15:19

Ezekiel 47:5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, ^R^Twaters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

Isa 11:9; Dan 2:34-35

waters of swimming

Ezekiel 47:6 And he said unto me, Son of man, ^Rhast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

Ezek 8:17; Ezek 40:4

Ezekiel 47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the ^R^Tbank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

1 Kgs 9:26; 2 Kgs 2:13

lip

Ezekiel 47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, ^Rand go down into the ^Tdesert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

Isa 35:1,7; Isa 41:17-19

plain

Ezekiel 47:9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the ^R^Trivers 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.

Ps 78:16

two rivers

Ezekiel 47:10 And it shall come to pass, that the ^Rfishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; 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.

Matt 4:19; Matt 13:47-50

Ezekiel 47:11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof ^Tshall not be healed; they shall be ^Rgiven to salt.

Deut 29:23; Judg 9:45

and that which shall not be healed

Ezekiel 47:12 And ^Rby the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, ^Tshall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth ^Tnew 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 ^Tfor medicine.

Ezek 47:7; Ps 92:12

shall come up

principal

for bruises and sores

Ezekiel 47:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; ^RThis shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

Num 34:2-12

Ezekiel 47:14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I ^R^Tlifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.

Ezek 20:5-6,28,42; Gen 12:7

swore

Ezekiel 47:15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of ^RHethlon, as men go to Zedad;

Ezek 48:1

Ezekiel 47:16 Hamath, ^RBerothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.

2 Sam 8:8

Ezekiel 47:17 And the border from the sea shall be ^RHazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.

Ezek 48:1; Num 34:9

Ezekiel 47:18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and ^Rfrom Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.

Gen 31:23,47

Ezekiel 47:19 And the south side southward, from ^RTamar even to the waters of ^Tstrife in Kadesh, the ^Triver to the great sea. And this ^Tis the south side southward.

Ezek 48:28

Meribah

valley

is the south side toward Teman

Ezekiel 47:20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.

Ezekiel 47:21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.

Ezekiel 47:22 And it shall come to pass, that ^Rye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

Ezek 47:13-14

Ezekiel 47:23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 47:1–12 — Waters from the sanctuary bring healing and fruit

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The river begins beneath the house and grows from ankle depth to water too deep to cross. Its course heals the sea, sustains fish, and nourishes trees whose fruit feeds and leaves provide medicine, while marshes remain for salt.

Key Truth: Follow the vision’s movement from sacred source to renewed life.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 47:13–20 — The inheritance has described borders

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The Lord introduces the twelve tribes’ inheritance, giving Joseph two portions and recalling his promise to the fathers. Northern, eastern, southern, and western boundaries define the land to be shared.

Key Truth: Read the boundaries as part of the promised inheritance.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Ezekiel 47:21–23 — Sojourning families share in the inheritance

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The land is divided among tribes, but resident strangers with children are included as those born in the country. They receive an inheritance in the tribe where they sojourn.

Key Truth: Notice the explicit welcome within the restored community.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Revelation 22:2 — The later river vision also includes fruit and healing leaves.

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