Ezekiel 47:8
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said he unto me,.... The man that measured the waters spoke to the prophet again, and showed him the course of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
“The sea” is a term commonly applied to the Dead Sea. Compare Deu 3:17, “the sea of the plain (Arabah), even the salt…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 47:1-12
This part of Ezekiel's vision must so necessarily have a mystical and spiritual meaning that thence we conclude the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The direction of the stream was eastward, towards the region which is desert, and towards the Dead Sea.
the east country…
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