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New Living Translation

Ezekiel 47:6

He asked me, "Have you been watching, son of man?" Then he led me back along the riverbank.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Ezekiel;   Gospel;   River;   Vision;   Thompson Chain Reference - Living Water;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;   The Topic Concordance - Living Waters;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kidron or Cedron;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Create, Creation;   Drink;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fountain;   Water;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - New Jerusalem;   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   River ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - River;   Salt Sea;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;   River;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eden, Garden of;   Esther, Apocryphal Book of;   New-Year for Trees;   Shittim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He asked me, “Do you see this, son of man?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
King James Version
And 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.
English Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
New American Standard Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
New Century Version
The man asked me, "Human, do you see this?" Then the man led me back to the bank of the river.
Amplified Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, hast thou seene this? Then he brought me, and caused me to returne to the brinke of the riuer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me back to the bank of the river.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led and returned me back to the bank of the river.
Berean Standard Bible
"Do you see this, son of man?" he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
Contemporary English Version
The man said, "Ezekiel, son of man, pay attention to what you've seen." We walked to the riverbank,
Complete Jewish Bible
He asked me, "Human being, have you seen this?" Then, guiding me, he got me back to the riverbank.
Darby Translation
And 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the man said to me, "Son of man, did you pay close attention to the things you saw?" Then the man led me back along the side of the river.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, do you see this stream? Then he brought me and made me to sit by the bank of the torrent.
Good News Translation
He said to me, "Mortal man, note all this carefully." Then the man took me back to the riverbank,
Lexham English Bible
And he asked me, "Son of man, did you see this?" And he made me go, and he brought me back along the bank of the stream.
Literal Translation
And he said to me, Have you seen, son of man? And he led me and made me return to the lip of the torrent.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto me: hast thou sene this, o thou sonne of man? and with that, he brought me to the ryuer banck agayne.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he took me to the river's edge.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto me: 'Hast thou seen this, O son of man?' Then he led me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto me, Sonne of man, hast thou seene this? Then hee brought me, and caused me to returne to the brinke of the riuer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto me: Hast thou seene this O thou sonne of man? and with that he brought me and caused me to returne to the riuer banke againe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Hast thou seen this, son of man? Then he brought me, and led me back to the brink of the river
English Revised Version
And 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.
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Certis, sone of man, thou hast seyn. And he seide to me; and he turnede me to the ryuere of the stronde.
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
New English Translation
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
New King James Version
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
New Life Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, do you see this?" Then he brought me back to the side of the river.
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Mortal, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me Hast thou seen son of man? Then he took me along and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man?' and he leadeth me, and bringeth me back unto the edge of the stream.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "Son of man, have you had a good look?" Then he took me back to the riverbank. While sitting on the bank, I noticed a lot of trees on both sides of the river.

Contextual Overview

1 In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side. 2 The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. 3 Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles. 4 He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This time the water was up to my knees. After another 1,750 feet, it was up to my waist. 5 Then he measured another 1,750 feet, and the river was too deep to walk across. It was deep enough to swim in, but too deep to walk through. 6 He asked me, "Have you been watching, son of man?" Then he led me back along the riverbank. 7 When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river. 8 Then he said to me, "This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure. 9 There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows. 10 Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En-gedi to En-eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hast thou: Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 40:4, Ezekiel 44:5, Jeremiah 1:11-13, Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 5:2, Matthew 13:51

Reciprocal: Psalms 107:35 - turneth

Cross-References

Genesis 13:9
The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I'll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I'll go to the left."
Genesis 20:15
Then Abimelech said, "Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live."
Genesis 34:10
And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area."
Genesis 47:3
And Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?" They replied, "We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.
Genesis 47:4
We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen."
Genesis 47:6
choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too."
Genesis 47:11
So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded.
Genesis 47:16
Joseph replied, "Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock."
Genesis 47:18
But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, "We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.
Genesis 47:20
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me, son of man, hast thou seen this? c]. That is, the man that measured the waters said to the prophet, hast thou carefully observed all this from whence the waters flowed? from what small beginnings they rose, and gradually increased? how they first issued forth, as out of a vial and now, in the space of about two or three miles, are become a deep river, and impassable? it is right and profitable to observe the rise and progress of the Gospel; what a spread it has had in the world, and what it will have:

then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river; there to stand and observe the nature of the waters, and the course of them; the multitude of fish in them; and the trees which grew upon the banks of them; of all which some account is given in the following verses.


 
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