Water Flowing from the Temple
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Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was a water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar.
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He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces b east; and there was water, running out on the right side.
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And when c the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles.
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Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist.
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Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.
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He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
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When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many d trees on one side and the other.
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Then he said to me: "This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed.
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"And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes.
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"It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish e of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
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"But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.
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f "Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; g their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for h medicine."
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Cross References
Psalms 46:4
There is a river whose streams shall make glad ...
Isaiah 30:25
There will be on every high mountain And on eve...
Isaiah 55:1
Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; A...
Jeremiah 2:13
For My people have committed two evils: They ha...
Joel 3:18
And it will come to pass in that day That the m...
Zechariah 13:1
In that day a fountain shall be opened for the ...
Zechariah 14:8
And in that day it shall be That living waters ...
Revelation 22:1
And he showed me a pure river of water of life,...
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And l...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 44:1
Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut.
Ezekiel 44:2
And the LORD said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the LORD God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 40:3
He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.
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Cross References
Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the place of My feet glorious.
Isaiah 60:21
Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:3
To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Ezekiel 47:12
"Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine."
Revelation 22:2
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Cross References
Numbers 34:3
Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea.
Joshua 23:4
See, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward.
Ezekiel 48:28
By the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 47:7
When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other.
Revelation 22:2
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Cross References
Job 18:16
His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.
Psalms 1:3
He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
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Cross References
Revelation 22:2
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.