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10 The fishermen shall stand on [the banks of the Dead Sea]; from En-gedi even to En-eglaim shall be a place to spread nets; their fish shall be of very many kinds, as the fish of the Great or Mediterranean Sea.

11 But its swamps and marshes will not become wholesome for animal life; they shall [as the river subsides] be left encrusted with salt and given over to it.

12 And on the banks of the river on both its sides, there shall grow all kinds of trees for food; their leaf shall not fade nor shall their fruit fail [to meet the demand]. Each tree shall bring forth new fruit every month, [these supernatural qualities being] because their waters came from out of the sanctuary. And their fruit shall be for food and their leaves for healing.

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10 Fishermen(A) will stand along the shore; from En Gedi(B) to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets.(C) The fish will be of many kinds(D)—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.(E) 11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.(F) 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river.(G) Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit(H) fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary(I) flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.(J)

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