THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL

 

Ezekiel Chapter 47

1 ¶ Afterward he took me back to the door of the temple; and, behold, water was flowing out from under the eastern threshold of the temple: for the front of the temple faced the east, and the water ran down from under the threshold toward the south side of the house, south of the altar.

2 Then he took me out by way of the north gate, and led me around outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there the waters ran out of the south side.

3 And when the man who had the line in his hand went on eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to wade through water that was up to the ankles.

4 He again measured a thousand cubits, and had me wade through water that was up to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and had me wade through water that was up to the hips.

5 When he measured another thousand; it was a stream that I could not wade through: for the water had risen, deep enough to swim in, a stream too deep to wade through.

6 Then he said to me, Son of man, do you see this? Then he led me back to the side of the stream.

7 Now when I was going back, I saw many trees on both banks of the river.

8 Then he said to me, This water is flowing out toward the eastern region, and goes down into the valley, and into the Dead Sea: and when it enters the sea, its waters will be healed.

9 And it will come to pass, that wherever the river flows, every thing that lives and moves, will thrive: and there will be a very great many fish, because anywhere these waters will go: they will bring healing; and everything will live wherever the river goes.

10 And it will come to pass, that the fishermen will stand on the banks of the Dead Sea from Engedi to Eneglaim; that will be a place to spread out nets; their fish will be of very many kinds, as the fish of the great sea.

11 But its miry places and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.

12 And by the river on its banks on both sides, will grow every kind of tree used for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor will they fail to have fruit: they will produce fresh fruit each month, because their water flows from the holy place: and the fruit will be good food, and the leaves will provide medicine.

13 ¶ Thus says the Lord GOD; This will be the border, by which you divide the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph will have two portions.

14 And your heritage, should be the same for each of you: concerning which I raised my hand pledging to give it to your fathers: and this land will fall to you as your inheritance.

15 And this will be the boundary of the land on the north side, from the great sea, by way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

16 Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath; as far as Hazarhatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

17 So the border will run from the sea to Hazar-enon, on the border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath on the north. And this is the north side.

18 And you will measure the east side between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel. Measure it from the border along the Jordan to the Dead Sea in the east. This is the east side.

19 On the south side it will run, from Tamar as far as the waters of strife at Kadesh, along the ravine to the great sea. And this is the southern border.

20 On the west side the great sea is the border, to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side.

21 So you will divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

22 And it will come to pass, that you will divide it by lot to be an inheritance for you, and the foreigners living among you, who have borne children among you: should be treated as the children of Israel born in the country; they should receive an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

23 And it will come to pass, that in whatever tribe the foreigner lives, there you will give him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.