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At that time water will flow continually from Jerusalem.[a] That stream will split and part of it will flow east, and part of it will flow west to the Mediterranean Sea. And it will flow all year long, in the summer as well as in the winter. And the Lord will be the King of the whole world. At that time all people will worship him as the only Lord with only one name. 10 And the whole land from Geba in the north to Rimmon in the south past Jerusalem will become a flat plain. The city of Jerusalem will stay in the same place, but it will be built high above the land around it. It will reach from the Benjamin Gate to the First Gate (that is, the Corner Gate) and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.

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  1. Zechariah 14:8 water … Jerusalem Literally, “living water will flow from Jerusalem.” Jerusalem’s main water supply, the Gihon spring, did not flow continuously.

On that day living water(A) will flow(B) out from Jerusalem, half of it east(C) to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.(D)

The Lord will be king(E) over the whole earth.(F) On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.(G)

10 The whole land, from Geba(H) to Rimmon,(I) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(J) high from the Benjamin Gate(K) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(L) and from the Tower of Hananel(M) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(N)

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