Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water,
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
He told me, "This river flows toward the eastern territories all the way down into the Arabah, and from there its water flows toward the Dead Sea, where the sea water turns fresh.
A Conservative Version
Then said he to me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah. And they shall go toward the sea, into the sea which were made to issue forth, and the waters shall be healed.
American Standard Version
Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea'shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
Amplified
Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah (the Jordan Valley); then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the Dead Sea shall be healed and become fresh.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, These waters are flowing out to the east part of the land and down into the Arabah; and they will go to the sea, and the waters will be made sweet.
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, These waters issue out toward the east district, and go down into the plain, and go into the sea; when they are brought forth into the sea, the waters thereof shall be healed.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to me, These waters going forth to the circuit of the east, and they went down to Arabia and came into the sea: being brought forth to the sea and the waters were healed.
King James 2000
Then he said 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 of the sea shall be healed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to me, "These waters [are] going out to the eastern region, and they go down to the {Jordan Valley}, and they come [to] the sea [and flow] into the sea [where] {they issue out}, and the waters [in the sea] will be healed.
Modern King James verseion
And he said to me, These waters go out toward the eastern circuit, and go down into the Arabah, and go into the sea. They are brought out into the sea, and the waters shall be healed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said he unto me, "This water that floweth out toward the East, and runneth down into the plain field, cometh into the sea: and from the sea it runneth out, and maketh the waters whole.
NET Bible
He said to me, "These waters go out toward the eastern region and flow down into the Arabah; when they enter the Dead Sea, where the sea is stagnant, the waters become fresh.
New Heart English Bible
Then he said to me, "These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto me these waters are going forth unto the region toward the east and shall go down unto the waste plain, a and shall eater the sea, unto the sea being led forth, then shall the waters be healed;
Webster
Then said he to me, These waters issue out towards 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.
World English Bible
Then he said to me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea [shall the waters go] which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith unto me, 'These waters are going forth unto the east circuit, and have gone down unto the desert, and have entered the sea; unto the sea they are brought forth, and the waters have been healed.
Themes
Dead sea » Prophecy concerning
Living waters » Where the fountain of water shall go out from
River » Figurative » Of salvation
Interlinear
Mayim
Yarad
`arabah
Yam
ים
Yam
sea, west, westward, west side, seafaring men, south, western
Usage: 396
Yatsa'
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 47:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
River Of The Temple, Division Of The Land And Its Boundaries
7
When I had returned, I saw a very large number of trees along both sides of the riverbank.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 3:17
The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth
Joshua 3:16
and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as
Deuteronomy 4:49
and all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Dead Sea below the slopes of Pisgah.
Isaiah 35:7
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Isaiah 41:17-19
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
2 Kings 2:19-22
Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Even though our lord can see that the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”
Isaiah 11:6-9
and the leopard will lie down with the goat.
The calf, the young lion, and the fatling will be together,
and a child will lead them.
Isaiah 35:1
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isaiah 43:20
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to My chosen people.
Isaiah 44:3-5
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit
and My blessing on your offspring.
Isaiah 49:9
and to those who are in darkness: Show yourselves.
They will feed along the pathways,
and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.
Jeremiah 31:9
but I will bring them back with consolation.
I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.
Malachi 1:11
“For My name will be great among the nations,
Matthew 13:15