Ezekiel 47:1

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
again	וַיְשִׁבֵנִי֮ vay.shi.ve.Ni	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
door	פֶּ֣תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
house	הַבַּיִת֒ ha.ba.Yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
waters	מַ֣יִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
out	יֹצְאִ֗ים yo.tze.'Im	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
threshold	מִפְתַּ֤ן mif.Tan	H4670	a stretcher · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the…
Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers o…
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…
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 sha…
Psalms 46:4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, t…
John 7:37-39 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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 47:1-12

This part of Ezekiel's vision must so necessarily have a mystical and spiritual meaning that thence we conclude the other parts of his vision have a mystical and spiritual meaning also; for it cannot be applied to the waters brought by pipes into the temple for the washing of the sacrifices, the keeping of the temple clean, and the carrying off of those waters, for that would be to turn this pleasant river into a sink or common sewer. That prophecy, Zac 14:8, may explain it, of living waters that shall go out from Jerusalem, half of them towards the former sea and half of them towards the hinder sea. And there is plainly a reference to this in St. John's vision of a pure river of water of li…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 47:1

Behold, waters issued out from under the threshold - Ezekiel, after having made the whole compass of the court of the people, is brought back by the north gate into the courts of the priests; and, having reached the gate of the temple, he saw waters which had their spring under the threshold of that gate, that looked towards the east; and which passing to the south of the altar of burnt-offerings on the right of the temple, ran from the west to the east, that they might fall into the brook Kidron, and thence be carried into the Dead Sea. Literally, no such waters were ever in the temple; and because there were none, Solomon had what is called the brazen sea made, which held water for the use…

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John Gill on Ezekiel 47:1

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house,.... The door of the temple, even of the holy of holies; hither the prophet is said to be brought again, or "brought back" (x); for he was last in the corners of the outward court, viewing the kitchens or boiling places of the ministers; but now he was brought back into the inner court, and to the door that led into the holiest of all: and, behold! for it was matter of admiration, as well as of observation and attention: waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; this is a new thing, to which there was nothing like it, either in the first or second temple. Ariateas (y) indeed relates what he himself saw, "a ne…

The Church Fathers

When the world falls into sin, nothing but a flood of waters can cleanse it again.
— Jerome, LETTER 69.6

From the temple of the Lord, that is, from his bosom, the Savior came forth and sweetened the Dead Sea and the bitter waters.
— Jerome, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 10 (PS 76)

Thoroughly instructed in sacrificial matters, after he learned that sacrifices have to be offered for sins in a figurative manner, the prophet was taught that two expiations of souls were made through water and spirit.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 16:47

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Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Threshold — (1.) Heb. miphtan, probably a projecting beam at a higher point than the threshold proper (1 Sam. 5:4, 5; Ezek. 9:3; 10:4, 18; 46:2; 47:1); also rendered “door” and “door-post.” (2.) ‘Asuppim, pl.…
Ezekiel · Of the river — Of the river
River · .Of salvation — .Of salvation
Water · Vision of, by Ezekiel — Vision of, by Ezekiel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 47:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 47:1-12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 47:1

John Gill on Ezekiel 47:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 47:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 47:1-12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 47:1

John Gill on Ezekiel 47:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 47:1-12

Rashi on Ezekiel 47:1