Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 47:12
12On the river, on its bank, on this side and that side, will grow every kind of tree for food. Its leaf will not wither; its fruit will not fail; it will bear new fruit every month, because its water flows out from the Sanctuary. Its fruit will be for food and its leaf will be for healing.”
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
10Fishermen will stand by it; from En-gedi to En-eglaim, it will be a place for spreading of nets. Their fish will be of many different kinds—like the fish of the Great Sea, a huge quantity. 11Its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be set aside for salt. On the river, on its bank, on this side and that side, will grow every kind of tree for food. Its leaf will not wither; its fruit will not fail; it will bear new fruit every month, because its water flows out from the Sanctuary. Its fruit will be for food and its leaf will be for healing.” 13Thus says Adonai Elohim, “This will be the border, by which you will divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel, Joseph receiving two portions. 14You will inherit it, each one like another, as I lifted My hand to give to your fathers. So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
Read all of Ezekiel 47Ezekiel 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And by the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
- upon the bankשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
- thereof, on this side and on that side, shall growעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- all treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
- for meatמַאֲכָלma'ăkâl · foodH3978
- whose leafעָלֶה‛âleh · leafH5929
- shall not fadeנָבֵלnâbêl · to witherH5034
- neither shall the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- thereof be consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
- it shall bring forth new fruitבָּכַרbâkar · to be/bear firstbornH1069
- according to his monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
- because their watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- they issued outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
- of the sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- thereof for medicineתְּרוּפָהterûphâh · healingH8644
Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:12
- Ezekiel 47:7When I had returned, behold, there were very many trees on one side and on the other, along the bank of the river.
- Psalms 92:12My eye can gaze on those lying in wait for me. My ears hear about evildoers rising up against me.
- Isaiah 60:21Then your people will all be righteous. They will possess the land forever— the branch of His planting, the work of My hands— that I may be glorified.
- Isaiah 61:3to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Adonai, that He may be glorified.
- Job 8:16He is a well-watered plant in the sun, spreading his shoots over his garden;
- Psalms 1:3He will be like a planted tree over streams of water, producing its fruit during its season. Its leaf never droops— but in all he does, he succeeds.
- Jeremiah 17:8For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, spreading out its roots by a stream. It has no fear when heat comes, but its leaves will be green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor depart from yielding fruit.
- Isaiah 1:6From the foot to the head there is no soundness. Wounds, bruises and raw sores: not pressed, nor bandaged, nor softened with oil.
- Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Then why has no healing gone up for the daughter of my people?
- Revelation 22:2down the middle of the city’s street. On either side of the river was a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each 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
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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
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