Ezekiel 47:1–8

Water from the Temple

¹Then he brought me back to the ^adoor of the house; and behold, ^bwater was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.

²He brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around ¹on the outside to the outer gate by way of the gate that faces east. And behold, water was trickling from the south side.

³When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles.

⁴Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the loins.

⁵Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a ^ariver that could not be forded.

⁶He said to me, “Son of man, have you ^aseen this?” Then he brought me ¹back to the bank of the river.

⁷Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many ^atrees on the one side and on the other.

⁸Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the ^aArabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the ^bsea, and the waters of the sea become ¹fresh.