Yǐsījiēshū 47:7

7 Wǒ huí dào hé bian de shíhou , jiàn zaì hé zhèbiān yǔ nàbiān de àn shang yǒu jí duō de shùmù .

Yǐsījiēshū 47:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 47:7

Now when I had returned
To the brink of the river: behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side,
and on the other;
here was a new wonder observed, which had not been before; and therefore this note of admiration, "behold!" is prefixed; on a sudden sprung up trees on each side of the river, of a perfect stature, and full of fruit; which the prophet had not seen when he went along with the man on the bank of it, as he measured the waters; but now being returned, sees this wonderful sight; an emblem of true Christians, believers, and regenerate persons, who are trees of righteousness, planted by the river of divine love; watered with the grace of God, and doctrines of the Gospel; whereby they become fruitful in good works, and are to be seen wherever the Gospel comes with power and efficacy; see ( Psalms 1:3 ) ( Isaiah 61:8 ) , or, "an exceeding large tree" ^F5; so John saw but one tree, which was on each side of the river, which he calls the tree of life, ( Revelation 22:2 ) , but here it seems to be put for many, as appears from ( Ezekiel 47:12 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (dam br Ue) "arbor multa admodum", Cocceius, Starckius.

Yǐsījiēshū 47:7 In-Context

5 Yòu liáng le yī qiā zhǒu , shuǐ biàn chéng le hé , shǐ wǒ bùnéng tāng guō . yīnwei shuǐshì zhǎng qǐ , chéngwéi kĕ de shuǐ , bùkĕ tāng de hé .

6 Tā duì wǒ shuō , Rénzǐ a , nǐ kànjian le shénme . tā jiù daì wǒ huí dào hé bian .

7 Wǒ huí dào hé bian de shíhou , jiàn zaì hé zhèbiān yǔ nàbiān de àn shang yǒu jí duō de shùmù .

8 Tā duì wǒ shuō , zhè shuǐ wǎng dōngfāng liú qù , bì xià dào Yàlá bā , zhídào hǎi . suǒ fāchū lái de shuǐ bì liú rù Yánhǎi , shǐ shuǐ biàn tián ( yuánwén zuò dé yīzhì xià tóng ) .

9 Zhè hé shuǐ suǒ dào zhī chù , fán zīshēng de dòngwù dōu bì shēnghuó , bìngqiĕ yīn zhè liú lái de shuǐ bì yǒu jí duō de yú , hǎi shuǐ yĕ biàn tián le . zhè hé shuǐ suǒ dào zhī chù , bǎi wù dōu bì shēnghuó .