Ezekiel 47:8
English Standard Version
8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into (A)the Arabah, and enters the sea;[a] when the water flows into (B)the sea, the water will become fresh.[b]
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- Ezekiel 47:8 That is, the Dead Sea
- Ezekiel 47:8 Hebrew will be healed; also verses 9, 11
Ezekiel 47:8
New International Version
8 He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,[a](A) where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.(B)
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- Ezekiel 47:8 Or the Jordan Valley
Ezekiel 47:9
English Standard Version
9 And wherever the river goes,[a] every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea[b] may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
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- Ezekiel 47:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go
- Ezekiel 47:9 Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea
Ezekiel 47:9
New International Version
9 Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.(A)
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