Ezekiel 47:6
What does Ezekiel 47:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 47:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he took me to the river's edge.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man?' and he leadeth me, and bringeth me back unto the edge of the stream.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man. And he brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? And he led me, and brought me back to the bank of the river.
Context
v.5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
v.6This passage
v.7Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 4:2
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
- Matthew 13:51
Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
- Ezekiel 40:4
And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 8:17
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
- Jeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
- Ezekiel 44:5
And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every egress of the sanctuary.
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