Ezekiel 47
Water Flowing from the Temple
Then he brought me back to athe door of the temple, and behold, bwater was issuing from below cthe threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of dthe altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of athe north gate and led me around on the outside to bthe outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.
3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, athe man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 And he said to me, a“Son of man, bhave you seen this?”
Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river avery many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into athe Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into bthe sea, the water will become fresh. 9 And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From aEngedi to bEneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of cthe Great Sea. 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, aon both sides of the river, there will grow ball kinds of trees for food. cTheir leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, dbut they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and dtheir leaves for healing.”
Division of the Land
13 Thus says the Lord God: “This is the boundary by which ayou shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. bJoseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide equally what aI swore bto give to your fathers. cThis land shall fall to you as your inheritance.
15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from athe Great Sea bby way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to cZedad, 16 aBerothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between bDamascus and cHamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to aHazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side.
18 “On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between aGilead and the land of Israel; to bthe eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side.
19 “On the south side, it shall run from aTamar as far as bthe waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along cthe Brook of Egypt to dthe Great Sea. This shall be the south side.
20 “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point aopposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.
21 a“So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 aYou shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and bfor the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. cThey shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God.
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