Ezekiel 47:9

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 47:9

7Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh. And it will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many. 11But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

Ezekiel 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

• And it will comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• that everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• livingנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: animalH5315
• creatureנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: animalH5315
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• swarmsשָׁרַץshârats · to swarmH8317
• place whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• goesבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• And there will be veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• fishדָּגָהdâgâh · fishH1710
• for theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• becomeרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:9

• John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 11:26and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
• Psalms 78:16He brought forth streams from the rock And made waters run down like rivers.
• John 5:25Truly, truly, I say to you, a time is coming and even now has arrived, 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 provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies,
• 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 in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• 1 Corinthians 15:45So also it is written: “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” The last Adam was a life-giving spirit.
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your offenses and sins,
• Isaiah 49:12Behold, these will come from afar; And behold, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Aswan.”
• Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
• Zechariah 2:11“And many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the Lord of armies has sent Me to you.
• Zechariah 8:21The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, “Let’s go at once to plead for the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of armies; I also will go.”
• Acts 2:41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:9

• Church
• Dead Sea
• Ezekiel
• Fish
• Gospel
• River
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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