Ezekiel 47:7

Ezekiel 47:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other.

Context of Ezekiel 47:7

5Once 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. 8And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. 9Wherever 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.

Ezekiel 47:7 word by word

בְּשׁוּבֵ֕נִי וְהִנֵּה֙ אֶל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַנַּ֔חַל עֵ֖ץ רַ֣ב מְאֹ֑ד מִזֶּ֖ה וּמִזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• When I arrivedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• I sawהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I sawאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• a greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• number ofרַבrab · manyH7227
• treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• along bothזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• banksשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• of the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:7

• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
• 2 Kings 2:13Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
• Ezekiel 47:12Along 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.”
• Genesis 2:9Out 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.
• Revelation 22:2down 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.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Trees naturally flourish where there is abundance of water Psalm 1:3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9As the river flowed, it became deeper and wider. It brought life wherever it went. Even the salty waters of the Dead Sea became fresh and full of life.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. trees--not merely one tree of life as in Paradise (Ge 3:22), but many: to supply immortal food and medicine to the people of God, who themselves also become "trees of righteousness" (Is 61:3) planted by the waters and (Psa 1:3) bearing fruit unto holiness.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:7

• Church
• Dead Sea
• Ezekiel
• Gospel
• River
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Atonement, Day of
• Bank
• Criticism
• Dead Sea, the
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Number

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings