E.
The Holy Land and the holy city
47:1—48:35
1.
The vision of the water flowing out from the house
47:1-12
Ezek. 47
:1
47:1
Then He brought me back to the entrance of the house, and there was
1awater flowing out from under the threshold of the house to the
2east (for the house faced east); and the water flowed down below the
3south side of the house, on the south of the
4altar.
Ezek. 47
:2
47:2
Then He brought me out by the way of the north gate and led me around on the way outside to
the gate gate, on the way to the gate that faces east; and there the water was running out on the south side.
Ezek. 47
:3
47:3
When the
1man went out to the east with the line in His hand, He
2ameasured a
3thousand cubits; and He led me through the water, water that was to the ankles.
Ezek. 47
:4
47:4
Then He measured a thousand
cubits and led me through the water, water that was to the knees. Then He measured a thousand
cubits and led me through
the water, water that was to the loins.
Ezek. 47
:5
47:5
Then He measured a thousand
cubits, and it was a
ariver that I could not pass through; for the water had risen,
enough water to
1swim in, a river that could not be crossed.
Ezek. 47
:6
47:6
And He said to me,
aSon of man, have you seen
this? Then He led me and brought me back along the bank of the river.
Ezek. 47
:7
47:7
And when I returned, there were very many
atrees on the bank of the river, on one side and on the other.
Ezek. 47
:8
47:8
Then said He to me, This water flows out toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah and goes to the sea; when it flows into the
1sea, the water
of the sea is
2ahealed.
Ezek. 47
:9
47:9
And every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes shall
1live, and there will be very many
2fish when this water comes there. And
the water of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live wherever the river comes.
Ezek. 47
:10
47:10
And fishermen will stand beside
1the sea from
2En-gedi even to
3En-eglaim; it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish shall be according to their kinds, like the fish of the
4Great Sea, very many.
Ezek. 47
:11
47:11
But its
1swamps and its
1marshes will not be healed; they shall be left for salt.
Ezek. 47
:12
47:12
And on the banks on both sides of the river will grow all
kinds of
atrees for food. Their
bleaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail; but they will bring forth new fruit every month, because the water for them flows out of the sanctuary. And their fruit shall be for food, and their
cleaves for healing.
2.
The borders of the land
47:13-23
Ezek. 47
:13
47:13
Thus says the Lord Jehovah, This is the boundary by which you shall divide up the
1land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two
aportions.
Ezek. 47
:14
47:14
And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other, for I swore to
agive it to your fathers, and this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
Ezek. 47
:15
47:15
This shall be the
aborder of the land: on the north side, from the
1Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the
2entrance of Hamath,
and on to Zedad;
Ezek. 47
:16
47:16
Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the territory of Damascus and the territory of Hamath),
to Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
Ezek. 47
:17
47:17
Thus the border shall extend from the sea
to Hazar-enan
on the border of
the territory of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the territory of Hamath. This is the north side.
Ezek. 47
:18
47:18
And on the east side, from between Hauran and Damascus, and from between Gilead and the land of Israel,
that is, the Jordan, you shall measure from the
north border to the
1eastern sea. This is the east side.
Ezek. 47
:19
47:19
And the south side toward the south,
the aborder shall go from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah-kadesh, to the brook
of Egypt, and to the Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.
Ezek. 47
:20
47:20
And the west side
shall be the Great Sea, from the
south border to opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
Ezek. 47
:21
47:21
So you shall apportion this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
Ezek. 47
:22
47:22
And you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the
asojourners who sojourn among you, who bring forth sons among you. And they shall be to you just like the native among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
Ezek. 47
:23
47:23
And in whatever tribe the sojourner sojourns, you shall give
him his inheritance there, declares the Lord Jehovah.
