Then he measured off a third of a mile[a] and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile[b] and led me through the water. It came up to my waist. Again he measured off a third of a mile[c], and it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed on foot.

He asked me, “Do you see this, son of man?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:4 Lit 1,000 cubits
  2. Ezekiel 47:4 Lit 1,000 cubits
  3. Ezekiel 47:5 Lit 1,000 cubits

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