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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Ezekiel 47:6

"Do you see this, son of man?" he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Ezekiel;   Gospel;   River;   Vision;   Thompson Chain Reference - Living Water;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;   The Topic Concordance - Living Waters;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kidron or Cedron;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Create, Creation;   Drink;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fountain;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - New Jerusalem;   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   River ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - River;   Salt Sea;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;   River;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eden, Garden of;   Esther, Apocryphal Book of;   New-Year for Trees;   Shittim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He asked me, “Do you see this, son of man?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
King James Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
English Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
New American Standard Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
New Century Version
The man asked me, "Human, do you see this?" Then the man led me back to the bank of the river.
Amplified Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, hast thou seene this? Then he brought me, and caused me to returne to the brinke of the riuer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led and returned me back to the bank of the river.
Contemporary English Version
The man said, "Ezekiel, son of man, pay attention to what you've seen." We walked to the riverbank,
Complete Jewish Bible
He asked me, "Human being, have you seen this?" Then, guiding me, he got me back to the riverbank.
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? And he led me, and brought me back to the bank of the river.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the man said to me, "Son of man, did you pay close attention to the things you saw?" Then the man led me back along the side of the river.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, do you see this stream? Then he brought me and made me to sit by the bank of the torrent.
Good News Translation
He said to me, "Mortal man, note all this carefully." Then the man took me back to the riverbank,
Lexham English Bible
And he asked me, "Son of man, did you see this?" And he made me go, and he brought me back along the bank of the stream.
Literal Translation
And he said to me, Have you seen, son of man? And he led me and made me return to the lip of the torrent.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto me: hast thou sene this, o thou sonne of man? and with that, he brought me to the ryuer banck agayne.
American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he took me to the river's edge.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto me: 'Hast thou seen this, O son of man?' Then he led me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto me, Sonne of man, hast thou seene this? Then hee brought me, and caused me to returne to the brinke of the riuer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto me: Hast thou seene this O thou sonne of man? and with that he brought me and caused me to returne to the riuer banke againe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Hast thou seen this, son of man? Then he brought me, and led me back to the brink of the river
English Revised Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Certis, sone of man, thou hast seyn. And he seide to me; and he turnede me to the ryuere of the stronde.
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
New English Translation
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
New King James Version
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
New Living Translation
He asked me, "Have you been watching, son of man?" Then he led me back along the riverbank.
New Life Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, do you see this?" Then he brought me back to the side of the river.
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Mortal, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me Hast thou seen son of man? Then he took me along and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man. And he brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man?' and he leadeth me, and bringeth me back unto the edge of the stream.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "Son of man, have you had a good look?" Then he took me back to the riverbank. While sitting on the bank, I noticed a lot of trees on both sides of the river.

Contextual Overview

1Then 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. 2Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. 3As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. 4Then 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. 5Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming-a river that could not be crossed on foot. 6"Do you see this, son of man?" he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.7When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river. 8And 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. 9Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish. 10Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hast thou: Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 40:4, Ezekiel 44:5, Jeremiah 1:11-13, Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 5:2, Matthew 13:51

Reciprocal: Psalms 107:35 - turneth

Cross-References

Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."
Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please."
Genesis 34:10
You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property."
Genesis 47:3
"What is your occupation?" Pharaoh asked Joseph's brothers. "Your servants are shepherds," they replied, "both we and our fathers."
Genesis 47:4
Then they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flock of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen."
Genesis 47:6
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock."
Genesis 47:11
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Genesis 47:16
"Then bring me your livestock," said Joseph. "Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock."
Genesis 47:18
When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, "We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
Genesis 47:20
So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh's,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me, son of man, hast thou seen this? c]. That is, the man that measured the waters said to the prophet, hast thou carefully observed all this from whence the waters flowed? from what small beginnings they rose, and gradually increased? how they first issued forth, as out of a vial and now, in the space of about two or three miles, are become a deep river, and impassable? it is right and profitable to observe the rise and progress of the Gospel; what a spread it has had in the world, and what it will have:

then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river; there to stand and observe the nature of the waters, and the course of them; the multitude of fish in them; and the trees which grew upon the banks of them; of all which some account is given in the following verses.


 
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