Ezekiel 47:7-10

Now when I had returned בְּשׁוּבֵנִי is by the best interpreters, after Gesenius, regarded as an incorrect form for בְּשׁוּבִי (literally, in my returning ), though Schroder adheres to the transitive sense of the verb, and translates," when I had turned myself," and Hitzig takes the suffix נִי as a genitive of possession, and renders, "when he came back with me." In any case, on the return journey the prophet observed that at (or, on) the bank (or, lip ) of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:8

Toward the east country ( הַקַּדְמוֹנָה אֶל־הַגְּלִילָה ); literally, the east circle , in this case probably "the region about Jordan" ( Joshua 22:10 , Joshua 22:11 ), above the Dead Sea, where the valley or ghor widens out into a bread basin, equivalent to כִּכַּד הַיַרְדֵּן ( Genesis 13:10 ). The LXX . render, or τὴν γαλιλαίαν , designing by this, however (presumably), only to Graecize the Hebrew word גְּלִילָה as they do with the term הָעַרָבָה , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:8-11

Life and healing. The stream that bursts from the temple rock is to flow through the dry ravines of the eastern wilderness until it reaches the Dead Sea, the desolate waters of which are to be miraculously healed by the coming of the life-bearing flood. Then fish shall swarm in the purified sea , " and everything shall live whither the river cometh." This is a parable of the course of the gospel of Christ. I. THE GRACE OF CHRIST FLOWS TO THE MOST DEAD AND ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:9

The nature of the healing is next described as an impartation of such celebrity to the waters that everything that liveth, which moveth —better, every living creature which swarmeth (comp. Genesis 1:20 , Genesis 1:21 ; Genesis 7:21 )— whitherseover the rivers (literally, the two rivers ) shall come, shall live . The meaning cannot be that everything which liveth and swarmeth in the sea whither the rivers come shall live, because the Dead Sea contains no fish (see above),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 47:10

As another consequence of the inflowing of this river into the Dead Sea, it is stated that the fishers (rather, fishers , without the article) should stand upon its banks, from Engedi, even unto Englaim; there shall be a place to spread forth nets. The Revised Version more correctly renders, fishers shall stand by it ; from Engedi even unto Eneglaim , shall be a place for the spreading of nets ; or, more literally, a place of spreading , out for nets (comp. Ezekiel 26:5 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:7

Trees naturally flourish where there is abundance of water Psalms 1:3. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:8

“The sea” is a term commonly applied to the Dead Sea. Compare Deuteronomy 3:17, “the sea of the plain (Arabah), even the salt sea.” The more literal rendering of the verse in this sense would be, “and go into the sea; into the sea go the waters that issue forth, and the waters shall be healed.”Healed - Every living thing (of which there were none before) shall abound in the “healed” waters. The absence of living creatures in the Dead Sea has been remarked by ancient and modern writers. So the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:9

The rivers - literally, as in the margin. Perhaps with reference to the circumstance that this “brook or river” is to come into the Dead Sea through the same plain as the Jordan. The one river (Jordan) always flowed, but now, when another river comes in, and “two rivers” flow into the sea, the waters shall be healed. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 47:10

“En-gedi” (see 1 Samuel 23:29) was about the middle of the western shore of the Dead Sea.En-eglaim does not occur elsewhere. Its form indicates that it was one of the double cities of Moab (see Ezekiel 25:9 note). It has been identified with “Ain-el-Feshkah” to the north on the western bank of the Dead Sea. On this supposition, “from En-eglaim to En-gedi” would be the line of coast from the most northern fountain to the principal fountain southward. read more

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