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And he measured a thousand cubits,[a] and he brought me over into the waters and it was knee deep.[b] And he measured a thousand cubits,[c] and he brought me over into the waters and it was waist deep.[d] And he measured a thousand cubits,[e] and it became a stream that I was not able to cross, because the water rose, waters a person could swim in,[f] and became a stream that could not be crossed. And he asked me, “Son of man,[g] did you see this?” And he made me go, and he brought me back along the bank of the stream.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:4 About 1,750 feet
  2. Ezekiel 47:4 Literally “water of knees”
  3. Ezekiel 47:4 About 1,750 feet
  4. Ezekiel 47:4 Literally “water of waist”
  5. Ezekiel 47:5 About 1,750 feet
  6. Ezekiel 47:5 Literally “water of swimming”
  7. Ezekiel 47:6 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”