Ezekiel 47:1

And he brought me to the entrance of the house; and, behold, water issued from under the porch eastward, for the front of the house looked eastward; and the water came down from the right side, from the south to the altar.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And he brought me out by the way of the northern gate, and he led me round by the way outside to the gate of the court that looks eastward; and, behold, water came down from the right side,

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Cross References

Psalms 46:5He has chosen out his inheritance for us, 1 The beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause. 1

Isaiah 2:3And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 55:1Ye that thirst, go to the water, and all that have no money, go and buy; and eat and drink wine and fat without money or price.

Ezekiel 40:6And he entered by seven steps into the gate that looks eastward, and he measured across the porch of the gate equal to the reed.

Ezekiel 41:23And the temple had two doors, and the sanctuary had two doors, with two turning leaves apiece;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 47:1

In this chapter we have, I. The vision of the holy waters, their rise, extent, depth, and healing virtue, the plenty of fish in them, and an account of the trees growing on the banks of them, ver. 1-12 . II. An appointment of the borders of the land of Canaan, which was to be divided by lot to the tribes of Israel and the strangers that sojourned among them, ver. 13-23 . Read the whole commentary →

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