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

4Again 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. He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7When I had returned, I noticed a vast number of trees on the banks of the river, on both sides. 8He said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.

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 said to me, “Do you see, son of man? Is it a trivial thing that the house of Judah commits these abominations they are practicing here? For they have filled the land with violence and provoked me to anger still further. Look, they are putting the branch to their nose!
• Ezekiel 40:4The man said to me, “Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”
• Ezekiel 44:5The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention, watch closely and listen carefully to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary.
• Jeremiah 1:11Later the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
• Zechariah 4:2He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top and seven lamps, with fourteen pipes going to the lamps.
• Zechariah 5:2Someone asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.”
• Matthew 13:51“Have you understood all these things?” They replied, “Yes.”

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
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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