2 Then he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and I saw water trickling from the south side.
3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through the water, which was ankle-deep.
4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through the water, which was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through the water, which was waist-deep.
5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that could not be crossed.
6 He asked me, 'Son of man, do you see this?' Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
7 When I returned, I saw many trees on both sides of the river.
8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.'