Ezekiel 47:9
“And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it shall come to pass that everything that liveth, which moveth,.... That is, every living man; everyone that lives…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The rivers - literally, as in the margin. Perhaps with reference to the circumstance that this “brook or river” is to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Every thing - whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live - Life and salvation shall continually accompany the…
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
every thing … moveth every living: creature which swarmeth (or, creepeth). The word is used of the smaller animals,…
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