Ezekiel 47 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 47:5

Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
Ezekiel 47:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 47:5 in other translations

BSBOnce 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.
WEBAfterward he measured one thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be walked through.
ASVAfterward he measured a 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.
YLTAnd he measureth a thousand--a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters--waters to swim in--a stream that is not passed over.
DARBYAnd he measured a thousand: 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.
BBEAgain, after his measuring a thousand, it became a river which it was not possible to go through: for the waters had become deep enough for swimming, a river it was not possible to go through.
WebsterAfterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

Ezekiel 47:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modand he measured outH4058
אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefa thousand [cubits]H505
נַ֕חַלNa.chala riverH5158
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalI was ableH3201
לַעֲבֹ֑רla.'a.Vorto pass throughH5674
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
גָא֤וּga.'Uthey had risenH1342
הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325
מֵ֣יmeiwaters ofH4325
שָׂ֔חוּSa.chuswimmingH7813
נַ֖חַלNa.chala riverH5158
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יֵעָבֵֽר\׃ye.'a.Verit was passed throughH5674

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 47:5

  • Habakkuk 2:14

    For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Daniel 2:34-35

    Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Matthew 13:31-32

    Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

  • Revelation 20:2-4

    And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

  • Revelation 7:9

    After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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waters to swim in. Heb. waters of swimming.
Isa 11:9; Da 2:34,35; Hab 2:14; Mt 13:31,32; Re 7:9; 11:15; 20:2-4

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Context

  • Ezekiel 47:4

    Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

  • Ezekiel 47:5

    Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

  • Ezekiel 47:6

    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.

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Ezekiel 47:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y midió otros mil, é iba ya el arroyo que yo no podía pasar: porque las aguas se habían alzado, y el arroyo no se podía pasar sino á nado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il mesura 1 000 coudées: c’était une rivière que je ne pouvais traverser, car les eaux avaient crû, des eaux où il fallait nager, une rivière qu’on ne pouvait traverser.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er maß tausend Ellen-ein Fluß, durch den ich nicht gehen konnte; denn die Wasser waren hoch, Wasser zum Schwimmen, ein Fluß, der nicht zu durchgehen war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et mensus est mille, et traduxit me per aquam usque ad renes. Et mensus est mille, torrentem quem non potui pertransire, quoniam intumuerant aquæ profundi torrentis, qui non potest transvadari.