Ezekiel 47:8
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| Overview - Ezekiel 47 | |
| 1 | The vision of the holy waters. |
| 6 | The virtue of them. |
| 13 | The borders of the land. |
| 22 | The division of it by lot. |
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Ezekiel 47:8 (King James Version)
Then said he unto 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.
- and go down
- Isaiah 35:1 Isaiah 35:7 ; 41:17-19 43:20 44:3-5 49:9 Jeremiah 31:9
- desert
- or, plain.
- Deuteronomy 3:17 ; 4:49 Joshua 3:16
- the sea
- This was the Dead sea, or sea of Sodom, east of Jerusalem, in which it is said no living creature is found; or, at least, from its extreme saltness, it does not abound with fish like other seas. The healing of these waters denotes the calling of the Gentiles.
- the waters
- 2 Kings 2:19-22 ; Isaiah 11:6-9 ; Malachi 1:11 ; Matthew 13:15