Ezekiel 47 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 47:9

And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
Ezekiel 47:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 47:9 in other translations

BSBWherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.
WEBIt will happen that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, will live. Then there will be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters have come there, and the waters of the sea will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river comes.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth, in every place whither the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and the waters of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live whithersoever the river cometh.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, every living creature that teemeth, whithersoever the streams come, doth live: and there hath been great abundance of fish, for these waters have come thither, and they are healed; and every thing whither the stream cometh hath lived.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass that every living thing which moveth, whithersoever the double river shall come, shall live. And there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters shall come thither, and the waters of the sea shall be healed; and everything shall live whither the river cometh.
BBEAnd it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

What does Ezekiel 47:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. rivers--in Hebrew, "two rivers." Hence Hebrew expositors think that the waters from the temple were divided into two branches, the one emptying itself into the eastern or Dead Sea, the other into the western or Mediterranean. So Zec 14:8. However, though this probably is covertly implied in the Hebrew dual, the flowing of the waters into the Dead Sea only is expressed. Compare Eze 47:8, "waters ... healed," which can apply only to it, not to the Mediterranean: also Eze 47:10, "fish as the fish of the great sea"; the Dead Sea, when healed, containing fish, as the Mediterranean does.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Every thing - whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live - Life and salvation shall continually accompany the preaching of the Gospel; the death of sin being removed, the life of righteousness shall be brought in. There shall be a very great multitude of fish - On the above plan this must refer to genuine converts to the Christian faith; true believers, who have got life and salvation by the streams of God's grace. The apostles were fishers of men; converts were the fish caught. See below. As the waters flow into the Dead Sea, where no fish, it is said, can live, its waters must be healed, that is, made capable of preserving life; and so its nature be thus far most surprisingly altered.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 47:9 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כָל\־khol-everyH3605
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshcreatureH5315
חַיָּ֣ה\׀chai.YahlivingH2416
אֲֽשֶׁר\־'asher-whichH834
יִשְׁרֹ֡ץyish.Rotzit swarmsH8317
אֶ֣ל'eltoH413
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhereH834
יָב֨וֹאya.Vo'it will goH935
שָׁ֤םshamthereH8033
נַחֲלַ֙יִם֙na.cha.La.yimtwo riversH5158
יִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.Yehit will liveH2421
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
הַדָּגָ֖הha.da.Gahthe fishH1710
רַבָּ֣הra.BahmanyH7227
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966
כִּי֩kiforH3588
בָ֨אוּVa.'uthey have goneH935
שָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
הַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ve.ye.ra.fe.'Uso they may be healedH7495
וָחָ֔יva.Chaiand it will liveH2421
כֹּ֛לkoleveryH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
יָ֥בוֹאYa.Vo'it will goH935
שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
הַנָּֽחַל\׃ha.Na.chalthe riverH5158

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Cross references for Ezekiel 47:9

  • John 7:37-38

    In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

  • John 6:63

    It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

  • Isaiah 55:1

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

  • John 4:14

    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  • Psalms 78:16

    He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

  • Ephesians 2:1-5

    And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …

  • Romans 8:2

    For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

  • Acts 2:47

    Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

  • Acts 2:41

    Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

  • Isaiah 12:3

    Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

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every thing.
Joh 3:16; 11:26
rivers. Heb. two rivers.
Ps 78:16
shall live.
Joh 5:25; 6:63; 11:25; 14:6,19; Ro 8:2; 1Co 15:45; Eph 2:1-5
a very great.
Isa 49:12; 60:3-10; Zec 2:11; 8:21-23; Ac 2:41,47; 4:4; 5:14; 6:7
Ac 21:20
Greek. for they.
Ex 15:26; Ps 103:3; Isa 30:26

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 47:9

    And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

  • Ezekiel 47:10

    And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

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Ezekiel 47:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que toda alma viviente que nadare por donde quiera que entraren estos dos arroyos, vivirá: y habrá muy muchos peces por haber entrado allá estas aguas, y recibirán sanidad; y vivirá todo lo que entrare en este arroyo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que tout être vivant qui se meut partout où parvient la double rivière, vivra. Et il y aura une très grande quantité de poissons, car ces eaux parviendront là, et les eaux de la mer seront rendues saines; et tout vivra, là où parviendra la rivière.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, daß alle lebendigen Seelen, die da wimmeln, überall wohin der Doppelfluß kommt, leben werden. Und der Fische werden sehr viele sein; denn wenn diese Wasser dorthin kommen, so werden die Wasser des Meeres gesund werden, und alles wird leben, wohin der Fluß kommt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et omnis anima vivens quæ serpit quocumque venerit torrens, vivet: et erunt pisces multi satis, postquam venerint illuc aquæ istæ: et sanabuntur et vivent omnia ad quæ venerit torrens.