Afterward he brought me again unto 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.
the door: Ezekiel 41:2, Ezekiel 41:23-26
waters issued: Solomon's temple and the second temple were doubtless well supplied with water, probably conveyed there by means of pipes; but these waters flowed from the temple, not as a common sewer, but as a fertilizing river. A fountain producing abundance of water was not in the temple, and could not be there on the top of such a hill; and consequently these waters, as well as those spoken of by Joel and Zechariah, must be understood figuratively and typically. These waters doubtless were an emblem of the "gospel preached with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven;" and their gradual rise beautifully represents it progress, from small beginnings to an immensely large increase; and the latter part of the representation may relate to the times when it shall fill the earth, and produce the most extensive and important effects on the state of making in every nation. Psalms 46:4, Isaiah 30:25, Isaiah 55:1, Jeremiah 2:13, Joel 3:18, Zechariah 13:1, Zechariah 14:8, John 7:37-39, Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:17
from under the threshold: Ezekiel 47:12, Isaiah 2:3
Reciprocal: Joshua 2:5 - of shutting 2 Kings 5:12 - better 2 Kings 5:14 - went he down Psalms 110:2 - out Isaiah 35:6 - for Isaiah 41:18 - General Isaiah 51:5 - my salvation Ezekiel 40:6 - threshold Micah 5:7 - as a dew Zechariah 14:4 - half of the Matthew 13:32 - the least Luke 13:19 - and it John 4:10 - living John 7:38 - out Revelation 22:2 - the midst
Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
northward: Ezekiel 44:2, Ezekiel 44:4
Reciprocal: Joshua 2:5 - of shutting Ezekiel 40:35 - to the
And 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 ancles.
the man: Ezekiel 40:3, Zechariah 2:1, Revelation 11:1, Revelation 21:15
waters were to the ankles: Heb. waters of the ancles, Luke 24:49, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:33, Acts 10:45, Acts 10:46, Acts 11:16-18
Reciprocal: Zechariah 1:16 - and
Again 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.
the waters were to the knees: Acts 19:10-20, Romans 15:19, Colossians 1:6
Reciprocal: Zechariah 2:1 - a man
Afterward 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.
waters to swim in: Heb. waters of swimming, Isaiah 11:9, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Habakkuk 2:14, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:32, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 20:2-4
And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
hast thou: Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 40:4, Ezekiel 44:5, Jeremiah 1:11-13, Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 5:2, Matthew 13:51
Reciprocal: Psalms 107:35 - turneth
Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
bank: Heb. lip, 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 2:13, *marg.
many: Ezekiel 47:12, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Revelation 22:2
Reciprocal: Joel 2:20 - the east
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, Isaiah 41:17-19, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 44:3-5, Isaiah 49:9, Jeremiah 31:9
desert: or, plain, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 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
Reciprocal: Numbers 34:3 - salt sea eastward Joshua 15:2 - the salt sea 2 Kings 2:21 - I have healed Joel 2:20 - the east Matthew 12:43 - dry Luke 11:24 - dry John 5:4 - was made James 3:12 - so Revelation 22:2 - healing
And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
every thing: John 3:16, John 11:26
rivers: Heb. two rivers, Psalms 78:16
shall live: John 5:25, John 6:63, John 11:25, John 14:6, John 14:19, Romans 8:2, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Ephesians 2:1-5
a very great: Isaiah 49:12, Isaiah 60:3-10, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 8:21-23, Acts 2:41, Acts 2:47, Acts 4:4, Acts 5:14, Acts 6:7, Acts 21:20, Greek
for they: Exodus 15:26, Psalms 103:3, Isaiah 30:26
Reciprocal: Matthew 4:19 - I will Luke 5:10 - from
And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; 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.
fishers: Apostles and preachers of the gospel. Matthew 4:19, Matthew 13:47-50, Mark 1:17, Luke 5:4-10, John 21:3-11
Engedi: 2 Chronicles 20:2
the fish: Great quantities of all kinds of fish usually caught in the Mediterranean, genuine converts of all nations, kindreds, and people.
the great sea: Ezekiel 47:15, Ezekiel 48:28, Numbers 34:6, Joshua 23:4, Psalms 104:25
exceeding: Isaiah 49:12, Isaiah 49:20
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:29 - General Isaiah 15:8 - Eglaim Isaiah 19:8 - General Ezekiel 26:5 - the spreading Luke 5:10 - from
But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
the miry places: Those who reject, neglect, or pervert the gospel.
shall not be healed, they shall be: or, and that which shall not be
shall be: etc. Hebrews 6:4-8, Hebrews 10:26-31, 2 Peter 2:19-22, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:11
given: Deuteronomy 29:23, Judges 9:45, Psalms 107:34, Jeremiah 17:6, Mark 9:48, Mark 9:49
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 2:20 - salt therein Job 39:6 - barren land Daniel 12:10 - but the wicked
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.
by the river: Ezekiel 47:7, Psalms 92:12, Isaiah 60:21, Isaiah 61:3
grow: Heb. come up
trees for meat: Probably, believers, "trees of righteousness," who still bring forth, "fruit unto holiness," and "whose end is eternal life."
whose: Job 8:16, Psalms 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8
new: or, principal
medicine: or, bruises and sores, Isaiah 1:6, Jeremiah 8:22, Revelation 22:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:9 - tree of life Exodus 15:27 - Elim Numbers 24:6 - as cedar Joshua 2:5 - of shutting Psalms 92:14 - flourishing Song of Solomon 2:3 - his fruit Isaiah 41:19 - plant Ezekiel 34:27 - the tree Ezekiel 47:1 - from under the threshold Malachi 4:2 - healing 1 Peter 1:4 - fadeth
Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
This shall: Numbers 34:2-12
Joseph: Ezekiel 48:4-6, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 49:26, 1 Chronicles 5:1, Jeremiah 3:18, Jeremiah 31:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:22 - given Numbers 34:3 - south quarter Joshua 13:7 - General 1 Kings 18:31 - twelve stones Ezekiel 47:22 - ye shall divide Ezekiel 48:29 - General Obadiah 1:19 - the fields of Ephraim Revelation 7:4 - all
And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
lifted up mine hand: or, swore, Ezekiel 20:5, Ezekiel 20:6, Ezekiel 20:28, Ezekiel 20:42, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 28:13, Numbers 14:16, Numbers 14:30
fall: Ezekiel 48:29, Proverbs 16:33
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:8 - swear Numbers 34:2 - is the land Jeremiah 30:3 - and I Ezekiel 47:22 - ye shall divide Revelation 10:5 - lifted
And 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;
And this: Ezekiel 47:17-20
Hethlon: Ezekiel 48:1
Zedad: Numbers 34:8
Reciprocal: Numbers 34:6 - General Ezekiel 47:10 - the great sea Ezekiel 48:28 - the great sea Amos 6:14 - from
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
Hamath: Numbers 13:21, Numbers 34:8, 1 Kings 8:65, Amos 6:14, Zechariah 9:2
Berothah: 2 Samuel 8:8, Berothai
Damascus: Genesis 14:15, 1 Chronicles 18:5, Acts 9:2
Hazarhatticon: or, the middle village
Hauran: The district of Auranitis, now Haouran, sw of Damascus.
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:18 - Hamathite 2 Kings 14:25 - from the entering
And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
the border from: The Holy Land, as here described, extended from about 31 degrees to 35 degrees n lat. and from 34 degrees to 37 degrees e long.; being bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Mediterranean to Hamath; on the east by Damascus, Hauran, Gilead, and the land of Israel east of Jordan, unto the south of the Dead sea; on the south by Tamar and Kadesh, unto the river of Rhinocorura; and on the west by the Mediterranean sea, from the same point northward "till a man came over against Hamath;" and its length from north to south would be about 280 miles, and its breadth about 150 miles. The ten tribes, as well as Judah and Benjamin, were to be admitted to a full share in this inheritance, which seems to imply, that the future restoration to the promised land is predicted; while the admission of strangers who sojourned in the land to a share in the inheritance, as if native Israelites, plainly intimates the calling of the Gentiles into the church, and their joint inheritance of its privileges, and of the heavenly felicity.
Hazarenan: Ezekiel 48:1, Numbers 34:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:18 - Hamathite Ezekiel 47:15 - And this
And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
from: Heb. from between
from Gilead: Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:47, Galead, Numbers 32:1, Judges 10:8
Jordan: Genesis 13:10, Job 40:23
Reciprocal: Numbers 34:3 - salt sea eastward Joshua 15:2 - the salt sea Ezekiel 39:11 - on the east Joel 2:20 - the east Zechariah 10:10 - into
And 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.
Tamar: Ezekiel 48:28
strife: or, Meribah, Numbers 20:13, Deuteronomy 32:51, Deuteronomy 33:8, Psalms 81:7
river: or, valley, Joshua 12:3
southward: or, toward Teman
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:22 - Kadesh Numbers 34:3 - south quarter Joshua 15:1 - even to the
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
Reciprocal: Numbers 34:6 - General Joshua 15:12 - the great sea Ezekiel 48:28 - the great sea
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 45:1 - shall divide by lot
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
ye shall divide: Ezekiel 47:13, Ezekiel 47:14
and to the strangers: Isaiah 56:6, Isaiah 56:7, Acts 2:5-10, Acts 11:18, Ephesians 2:12, Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 3:6, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:10
they shall have: Acts 15:9, Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Galatians 3:29, Colossians 3:11
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:48 - let all Numbers 26:53 - General Joshua 18:10 - cast lots
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.