English Standard Version
Ezekiel 47:9
9And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
Ezekiel 47:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes.
- New Living Translation (NLT)There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows.
Context of Ezekiel 47:9
7As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. 11But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt.
Read all of Ezekiel 47Ezekiel 47:9 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה כָל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֣ה׀ אֲֽשֶׁר־יִשְׁרֹ֡ץ אֶ֣ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר֩ יָב֨וֹא שָׁ֤ם נַחֲלַ֙יִם֙ יִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה הַדָּגָ֖ה רַבָּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד כִּי֩ בָ֨אוּ שָׁ֜מָּה הַמַּ֣יִם הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ וָחָ֔י כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יָ֥בוֹא שָׁ֖מָּה הַנָּֽחַל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- every thingנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: animalH5315
- that livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
- which movethשָׁרַץshârats · to swarmH8317
- whithersoever the riversנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
- shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- shall liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- and there shall be a veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- greatרַבrab · manyH7227
- multitude of fishדָּגָהdâgâh · fishH1710
- because these watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- thither: for they shall be healedרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
- and every thing shall liveחָיַיchâyay · to liveH2425
Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:9
- John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 11:26and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
- Psalms 78:16He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
- John 5:25"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- John 6:63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
- Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."
- Isaiah 60:3And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
- Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
- Zechariah 8:21The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.'
- Acts 2:41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
- Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Every thing - whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live - Life and salvation shall continually accompany the preaching of the Gospel; the death of sin being removed, the life of righteousness shall be brought in. There shall be a very great multitude of fish - On the above plan this must refer to genuine converts to the Christian faith; true believers, who have got life and salvation by the streams of God's grace. The apostles were fishers of men…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The rivers - literally, as in the margin. Perhaps with reference to the circumstance that this “brook or river” is to come into the Dead Sea through the same plain as the Jordan. The one river (Jordan) always flowed, but now, when another river comes in, and “two rivers” flow into the sea, the waters shall be healed.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. 99. rivers--in Hebrew, "two rivers." Hence Hebrew expositors think that the waters from the temple were divided into two branches, the one emptying itself into the eastern or Dead Sea, the other into the western or Mediterranean. So Zec 14:8. However, though this probably is covertly implied in the Hebrew dual, the flowing of the waters into the Dead Sea only is expressed. Compare Eze 47:8, "waters ... healed," which can apply only to it, not to the…Read the comment
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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
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