Ezekiel 47 KJV Easy Read Bible

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◄ Ezekiel 47 ►

KJV Easy Read Bible

The Healing Waters and Trees

1Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

2Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way outside to the outer gate by the way that looks eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. faces

3And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.

4Again 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.

5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. go through; crossed

6And He said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then He brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

7Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

8Then said He to me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

9And it shall come to pass, that every thing that lives, which moves, wherever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come there: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live where the river comes.

10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers 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, exceeding many.

11But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. swamps

12And 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 its months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. REV 22:2 | food; lacking; monthly; holy place

Borders of the Land

13Thus says the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby you^p shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. Adonai^p.f. Jehovah^s.f.

14And you^p shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up My hand to give it to your^p fathers: and this land shall fall to you^p for inheritance. promised

15And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.

17And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.

18And the east side you^p shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border to the east sea. And this is the east side.

19And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. Mediterranean

20The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come opposite Hamath. This is the west side.

21So shall you^p divide this land to you^p according to the tribes of Israel.

22And it shall come to pass, that you^p shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you^p, and to the strangers that sojourn among you^p, which shall father children among you^p: and they shall be to you^p as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you^p among the tribes of Israel. live temporarily

23And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there shall you^p give him his inheritance, says the Lord God.

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