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Ezekiel 47:1

Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

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ASV

And he brought me back 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 was toward the east); and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

KJV

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.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮vay.shi.ve.Niand he brought back meH7725 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פֶּ֣תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607 →
הַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.Yitthe houseH1004 →
וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009 →
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwatersH4325 →
יֹצְאִ֗יםyo.tze.'Im[were] going outH3318 →
מִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom underH8478 →
מִפְתַּ֤ןmif.Tan[the] threshold ofH4670 →
הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
קָדִ֔ימָהka.Di.maheast -wardH6921 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
פְנֵ֥יfe.Nei[the] face ofH6440 →
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
קָדִ֑יםka.Dim[was] eastH6921 →
וְהַמַּ֣יִםve.ha.Ma.yimand the watersH4325 →
יֹרְדִ֗יםyo.re.Dim[were] going downH3381 →
מִתַּ֜חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom underH8478 →
מִכֶּ֤תֶףmi.Ke.teffrom [the] side ofH3802 →
הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
הַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.Nit<the> southH3233 →
מִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevfrom [the] southH5045 →
לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achof the altarH4196 →

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Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambZechariah 14:8And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.Joel 3:18And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!Ezekiel 47:12Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”John 7:37–39On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.Isaiah 30:25And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.Ezekiel 41:2The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Ezekiel 41:23–26Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.Micah 5:7Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

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