Ezekiel 47:6

Ezekiel 47:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.

Context of Ezekiel 47:6

4Then he measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my knees. He measured off another 1,500 feet and led me through the water. The water came up to my waist. 5Then he measured another 1,500 feet. But the water had risen so much that it became a river which I couldn’t cross. The river was too deep to cross except by swimming. Then he asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?” 7Then the man led me back along the bank of the river. As I went back, I saw many trees on both sides of the river. 8Then the man said to me, “This water flows through the land to the east, down into the Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea. When the water flows into the Dead Sea, it will replace the salt water there with fresh water.

Ezekiel 47:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלַ֖י הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָ֑ם וַיּוֹלִכֵ֥נִי וַיְשִׁבֵ֖נִי שְׂפַ֥ת הַנָּֽחַל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• hast thou seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Then he broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• me, and caused me to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the brinkשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• of the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:6

• Ezekiel 8:17He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this? Isn’t it bad enough that the people of Judah have done these disgusting things that you have seen here? Yet, they also fill the land with violence and continue to provoke me even more. Look how they insult me in the worst possible way.
• Ezekiel 40:4He said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes, and listen with your ears. Pay close attention to everything I’m going to show you. You were brought here to be shown these things. Tell the nation of Israel everything that you see.”
• Ezekiel 44:5The Lord said to me, “Son of man, pay close attention. Look, and listen to everything I’m going to tell you. Listen to all the rules and regulations for the Lord’s temple. Pay close attention to everyone who enters the temple and leaves from the holy place.
• Jeremiah 1:11Again the Lord spoke his word to me and asked, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I answered, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
• Zechariah 4:2He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lamp stand with a bowl on top and seven lamps on it. There are seven spouts for each lamp that is on top of it.
• Zechariah 5:2The angel asked me, “What do you see?” “I see a flying scroll,” I answered. “It’s 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.”
• Matthew 13:51“Have you understood all of this?” “Yes,” they answered.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:6

• 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. 1-23The happy fruit to the earth at large of God's dwelling with Israel in holy fellowship is that the blessing is no longer restricted to the one people and locality, but is to be diffused with comprehensive catholicity through the whole world. So the plant from the cedar of Lebanon is represented as gathering under its shelter "all fowl of every wing" (Eze 17:23). Even the desert places of the earth shall be made fruitful by the healing waters of the Gospel…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:6

• Church
• Ezekiel
• Gospel
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In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Son of man
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Atonement, Day of
• 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