Ezekiel 47:7

And when I had turned myself around, behold, on the bank of the torrent, there were very many trees on both sides.

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In The King James Version

Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

In Context

6And he said to me: “Son of man, certainly you have seen.” And he led me out, and he turned me back to the bank of the torrent.

8And he said to me: “These waters, which go forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and which descend to the plains of the desert, will enter the sea, and will go out, and the waters will be healed.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:9And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

2 Kings 2:13And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan.

Revelation 22:2In the midst of its main street, and on both sides of the river, was the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, offering one fruit for each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the health of the nations.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 47:2-13

The Vision of the Holy Waters. ( b. c. 574.) 1 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. 2 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… Read the whole commentary →

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