Ezekiel 47:4

Ezekiel 47:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
• New International Version (NIV)He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist.

Context of Ezekiel 47:4

2He led me out by way of the north gate and brought me around the outside of the outer gate that faces toward the east; I noticed that the water was trickling out from the south side. 3When the man went out toward the east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured 1,750 feet, and then he led me through water, which was ankle deep. Again he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was now knee deep. Once more he measured 1,750 feet and led me through the water, which was waist deep. 5Again he measured 1,750 feet and it was a river I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. 6He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

Ezekiel 47:4 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶ֔לֶף וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי בַמַּ֖יִם מַ֣יִם בִּרְכָּ֑יִם וַיָּ֣מָד אֶ֔לֶף וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי מֵ֥י מָתְנָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Again he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and brought me throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• to the kneesבֶּ֫רֶךְberek · kneeH1290
• to the loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:4

• Acts 19:10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
• Romans 15:19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• Colossians 1:6that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The knees - The mission of Paul and Barnabas Acts 13:1-4 is another marked epoch in the Church‘s history; and the time of Paul‘s martyrdom denotes an increase in the Gentile Church, which corresponds with the waters reaching the loins.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5At first, the stream was only a small trickle flowing from the temple gate. As it moved farther away, it grew deeper and deeper. Soon it became too deep to walk through. The exiles needed this reminder. God often begins his work in small and quiet ways. Over time, what seems small can grow into something full and powerful by God’s action.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 47:4

• Church
• Ezekiel
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• River
• Vision
• Water

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Dead Sea, the
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Number
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

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