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11 But none of the swamps will have fresh water in them. They will stay salty. 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not dry up. The trees will always have fruit on them. Every month they will bear fruit. The water from the temple will flow to them. Their fruit will be used for food. And their leaves will be used for healing.”

The Borders of the Land

13 Here is what the Lord and King says. “People of Israel, here are the borders of the land that you will divide up. You will divide up the land among the 12 tribes of Israel. Each tribe will receive a share. But the family of Joseph will have two shares.

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11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.(A) 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river.(B) Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit(C) fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary(D) flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.(E)

The Boundaries of the Land

13 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries(F) of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.(G)

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