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Ezekiel 47:6

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.

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.
Berean Standard Bible
"Do you see this, son of man?" he asked. Then he led 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.
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

1 He brought me back to 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. 2 Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way outside to the outer gate, by the way of [the gate] that looks toward the east; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through [the waters], waters that were to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured one thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 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. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he to 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. 9 It shall happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come there, and [the waters of the sea] shall be healed, and everything shall live wherever the river comes. 10 It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En-gedi even to En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

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
Isn't the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 20:15
Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."
Genesis 34:10
You shall dwell with us: and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."
Genesis 47:3
Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers."
Genesis 47:4
They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."
Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my cattle."
Genesis 47:11
Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Genesis 47:16
Joseph said, "Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fails."
Genesis 47:18
When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord how our money is all spent, and the herds of cattle are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
Genesis 47:20
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and 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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