Ezekiel 47:10

Ezekiel 47:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fishermen 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En-gedi to En-eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean.

Context of Ezekiel 47:10

8He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. 9Swarms 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. Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. 11But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. 12Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

Ezekiel 47:10 word by word

וְהָיָה֩ עָמְד֨וּ עָלָ֜יו דַּוָּגִ֗ים מֵעֵ֥ין גֶּ֙דִי֙ וְעַד־עֵ֣ין עֶגְלַ֔יִם מִשְׁט֥וֹחַ לַֽחֲרָמִ֖ים יִהְי֑וּ לְמִינָה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה דְגָתָ֔ם כִּדְגַ֛ת הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל רַבָּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the fishersדַּוָּגdavvâg · fisherH1728
• shall standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• upon it from En–gediעֵין גֶּ֫דִי‛êyn gedîy · EngediH5872
• even unto En–eglaimעֵין עֶגְלַ֫יִם‛êyn ‛eglayim · EneglaimH5882
• to spread forthמִשְׁטוֹחַmishţôach mishţach · spreading-placeH4894
• netsחֵ֫רֶםchêrem cherem · netH2764
• their fishדָּגָהdâgâh · fishH1710
• shall be according to their kindsמִיןmîyn · kindH4327
• of the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:10

• Matthew 4:19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
• Matthew 13:47“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
• Mark 1:17“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
• Luke 5:4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
• John 21:3“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
• 2 Chronicles 20:2Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
• Ezekiel 47:15“This is to be the boundary of the land: “On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea by the Hethlon road past Lebo Hamath to Zedad,
• Ezekiel 48:28“The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Numbers 34:6“ ‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
• Joshua 23:4Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
• Psalms 104:25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
• Isaiah 49:12See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The fishers shall stand upon it - On the above plan of interpretation these must mean - The apostles of our Lord Jesus. The preachers of the everlasting Gospel. See Matthew 4:19. From En-gedi - At the southern extremity of the Dead Sea. Unto En-eglaim - At the northern extremity of the same. Their fish shall be according to their kinds - Every kind of fish, and the fish all excellent of their kinds. All nations, and kindreds, and people shall be called by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10“En-gedi” (see 1 Samuel 23:29) was about the middle of the western shore of the Dead Sea. En-eglaim does not occur elsewhere. Its form indicates that it was one of the double cities of Moab (see Ezekiel 25:9 note). It has been identified with “Ain-el-Feshkah” to the north on the western bank of the Dead Sea. On this supposition, “from En-eglaim to En-gedi” would be the line of coast from the most northern fountain to the principal fountain southward.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10From En-gedi on the west side of the Dead Sea to En-eglaim on the east side, the Dead Sea would change from death to life. The Dead Sea is filled with salt and other minerals. Because of this, nothing can live in it. In Ezekiel’s vision, the river would make its waters fresh. The sea would be filled with many kinds of fish. There would be enough fish to support a large fishing industry.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. En-gedi ... En-eglaim--En-gedi (meaning "fountain of the kid"), anciently, Hazazon-Tamar, now Ain-Jidy; west of the Dead Sea; David's place of refuge from Saul. En-eglaim means "fountain of two calves," on the confines of Moab, over against En-gedi, and near where Jordan enters the Dead Sea (Is 15:8). These two limits are fixed on, to comprise between them the whole Dead Sea. fish ... according to their kinds--Jerome quotes an ancient theory that…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:10

• Church
• Dead Sea
• Eneglaim
• Ezekiel
• Fish
• Gospel
• Mediterranean Sea
• Net
• River
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• En-Gedi
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• En-Eglaim
• Eglaim
• Eneglaim
• Engedi
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Dead Sea, the
• Desire of All Nations

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