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Ezekiel 47:8

And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.

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ASV

Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito meH413 →
הַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325 →
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
יוֹצְאִ֗יםyotz.'Im[are] going outH3318 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַגְּלִילָה֙ha.ge.li.Lahthe territoryH1552 →
הַקַּדְמוֹנָ֔הha.kad.mo.Nah<the> easternH6930 →
וְיָרְד֖וּve.ya.re.Duand they will go downH3381 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
הָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.Vahthe ArabahH6160 →
וּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uand they will goH935 →
הַיָּ֔מָּהhai.Ya.mahthe sea towardsH3220 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַיָּ֥מָּהhai.Ya.mahthe sea <towards>H3220 →
הַמּֽוּצָאִ֖יםha.mu.tza.'Imthose [which] were brought outH3318 →
וְנִרְפּ֥וּve.nir.pe.'uand they will be healedH7495 →
הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325 →

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Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.Deuteronomy 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.2 Kings 2:19–22Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”Deuteronomy 4:49including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.Isaiah 44:3–5For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.Isaiah 41:17–19The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.Isaiah 35:7The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”Joshua 15:2Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,Isaiah 11:6–9The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.Isaiah 49:9to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’Numbers 34:3Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,

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