Ezekiel 47:12

Ezekiel 47:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
• New International Version (NIV)Fruit 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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.”

Context of Ezekiel 47:12

10And it shall come to pass, that the fishermen shall stand upon it from Engedi even to Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, very many. 11But its miry places and its marshes shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. And by the river upon its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall its fruit be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine. 13Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. 14And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.

Ezekiel 47:12 word by word

וְעַל־הַנַּ֣חַל יַעֲלֶ֣ה עַל־שְׂפָת֣וֹ מִזֶּ֣ה׀ וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ כָּל־עֵֽץ־מַ֠אֲכָל לֹא־יִבּ֨וֹל עָלֵ֜הוּ וְלֹֽא־יִתֹּ֣ם פִּרְי֗וֹ לָֽחֳדָשָׁיו֙ יְבַכֵּ֔ר כִּ֣י מֵימָ֔יו מִן־הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ הֵ֣מָּה יֽוֹצְאִ֑ים וְהָיָ֤ה פִרְיוֹ֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל וְעָלֵ֖הוּ לִתְרוּפָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• bankשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• growעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• foodמַאֲכָלma'ăkâl · foodH3978
• leafעָלֶה‛âleh · leafH5929
• fadeנָבֵלnâbêl · to witherH5034
• fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• fruitבָּכַרbâkar · to be/bear firstbornH1069
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• medicineתְּרוּפָהterûphâh · healingH8644

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:12

• Ezekiel 47:7Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 61:3To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
• Job 8:16He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
• Psalms 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
• Jeremiah 17:8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
• Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
• Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
• Revelation 22:2In the midst of its street, and on each side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade - A description that suits the righteous, who are still producing - The fruits of faith. The fruits of the Spirit. The fruits of love to God, obedience to his holy will, and love to all men. Benevolence, mercy, charity, kindness, etc. The leaf thereof for medicine - See Revelation 22:1-5. Even the leaves, the holy profession of the righteous, is a spiritual medicine. Righteousness is thus encouraged…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Along both sides of this river of life, fruit trees of every kind will grow. Like the righteous person described in Psalm 1, their leaves will not wither. They will produce fruit at the right time. These trees will be so full of life that they will bear a new crop every month. Their leaves will have healing power. The river will bring real and visible blessings to all of God’s people. Wherever this river flows, life will appear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Instead of the "vine of Sodom and grapes of Gomorrah" (De 32:32), nauseous and unwholesome, trees of life-giving and life-restoring virtue shall bloom similar in properties to, and exceeding in number, the tree of life in Eden (Re 2:7; 22:2, 14). leaf ... not fade--expressing not only the unfailing character of the heavenly medicine of the tree of life, but also that the graces of the believer (as a tree of righteousness), which are the leaves, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:12

• Church
• Ezekiel
• Gospel
• Medicine
• Righteousness
• River
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Leaf
• Atonement, Day of
• Bank
• Criticism
• Dead Sea, the
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Fade
• Leviticus

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