Ezekiel 47 · Verse 7

Ezekiel 47:7

Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Ezekiel 47:7, King James Version

Ezekiel 47:7 in other translations

BSBWhen I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.
WEBNow when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
ASVNow when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
YLTIn my turning back, then, lo, at the edge of the stream are very many trees, on this side and on that side.
DARBYWhen I returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
BBEAnd he took me back, and I saw at the edge of the river a very great number of trees on this side and on that.
WebsterNow when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

What does Ezekiel 47:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. trees--not merely one tree of life as in Paradise (Ge 3:22), but many: to supply immortal food and medicine to the people of God, who themselves also become "trees of righteousness" (Is 61:3) planted by the waters and (Psa 1:3) bearing fruit unto holiness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Ezekiel 47:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּשׁוּבֵ֕נִיbe.shu.Ve.niwhen had returned IH7725
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
אֶל\־'el-[was] toH413
שְׂפַ֣תse.Fat[the] bank ofH8193
הַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalthe riverH5158
עֵ֖ץ'etztree[s]H6086
רַ֣בravmanyH7227
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966
מִזֶּ֖הmi.Zehfrom thisH2088
וּמִזֶּֽה\׃u.mi.Zehand from thisH2088

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Cross references for Ezekiel 47:7

  • Ezekiel 47:12

    And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  • Revelation 22:2

    In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

  • Genesis 2:9-10

    And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

  • 2 Kings 2:13

    He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

  • 1 Kings 9:26

    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bank. Heb. lip.
1Ki 9:26; 2Ki 2:13; *marg:
many.
12; Ge 2:9,10; Re 22:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 47:7

    Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

  • Ezekiel 47:8

    Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

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Ezekiel 47:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tornando yo, he aquí en la ribera del arroyo había árboles muy muchos de la una parte y de la otra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand j’y fus retourné, voici, au bord de la rivière, des arbres en très grand nombre, d’un côté et de l’autre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als ich zurückkehrte, siehe, da standen an dem Ufer des Flusses sehr viele Bäume auf dieser und auf jener Seite.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque me convertissem, ecce in ripa torrentis ligna multa nimis ex utraque parte.