Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, (A)the man measured a thousand cubits,[a] and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

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