Ezekiel 47:4 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 47:4

Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.

BSB

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ASV

Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the loins.

KJV

Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The knees - The mission of Paul and Barnabas Act 13:1-4 is another marked epoch in the Church’s history; and the time of Paul’s martyrdom denotes an increase in the Gentile Church, which corresponds with the waters reaching the loins.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֣מָד	vai.Ya.mod	and he measured out	H4058 →
אֶ֔לֶף	'E.lef	a thousand [cubits]	H505 →
וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי	vai.ya.'a.vi.Re.ni	and he made pass me	H5674 →
בַמַּ֖יִם	va.Ma.yim	in the waters	H4325 →
מַ֣יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
בִּרְכָּ֑יִם	bir.Ka.yim	knees	H1290 →
וַיָּ֣מָד	vai.Ya.mod	and he measured out	H4058 →
אֶ֔לֶף	'E.lef	a thousand [cubits]	H505 →
וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי	vai.ya.'a.vi.Re.ni	and he made pass through me	H5674 →
מֵ֥י	mei	waters of	H4325 →
מָתְנָֽיִם׃	ma.te.Na.yim	loins	H4975 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Colossians 1:6
that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the…
leads to
- John 15:16
  You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Philippians 1:11
  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Colossians 1:23
  if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul,…
- 1 Peter 5:12
  Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
- Romans 10:17–18
  Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Through
Romans 15:19
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 12:12
  The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
- Hebrews 2:4
  and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- Galatians 3:5
  Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

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