Ezekiel 47:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was flowing down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters flowed out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the front of the house faced east, and the waters came down from under the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he brought me back{H7725} unto the door{H6607} of the house;{H1004} and, behold, waters{H4325} issued out{H3318} from under the threshold{H4670} of the house{H1004} eastward;{H6921} (for the forefront{H6440} of the house{H1004} was toward the east;){H6921} and the waters{H4325} came down{H3381} from under, from the right{H3233} side{H3802} of the house,{H1004} on the south{H5045} of the altar.{H4196}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Afterward he brought me again{H7725}{(H8686)} unto the door{H6607} of the house{H1004}; and, behold, waters{H4325} issued out{H3318}{(H8802)} from under the threshold{H4670} of the house{H1004} eastward{H6921}: for the forefront{H6440} of the house{H1004} stood toward the east{H6921}, and the waters{H4325} came down{H3381}{(H8802)} from under from the right{H3233} side{H3802} of the house{H1004}, at the south{H5045} side of the altar{H4196}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After this he brought me agayne before the dore of the house: & beholde, there gu?shed out waters from vnder ye postes of the house eastwarde (for the house stode towarde the east) that ranne downe vpo the right syde of the house, which lyeth to the aulter south warde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Afterwarde he brought me vnto the doore of the house: & behold, waters yssued out from vnder the threshold of the house Eastward: for the forefront of the house stoode towarde the East, and the waters ran downe from vnder the right side of the house, at the southside of ye altar.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Afterwarde he brought me againe vnto the doore of the house, and beholde there gushed out waters from vnder the thresholde of the house eastwarde: for the forefront of the house stoode toward the east: & the waters ran downe from vnder the right side of the house, which lyeth to the aulter southwarde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He brought me back to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he causeth me to turn back unto the opening of the house; and lo, water is coming forth from under the threshold of the house eastward, for the front of the house `is' eastward, and the water is coming down from beneath, from the right side of the house, from the south of the altar.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he took me back to the door of the house; and I saw that waters were flowing out from under the doorstep of the house on the east, for the house was facing east: and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south side of the altar.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Water from the Temple Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple. I noticed that water was flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east(for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from under the right side of the temple, from south of the altar.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 46:4 : 4 Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake with their surging. Selah.
  • Joel 3:18 : 18 In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.
  • Zech 14:8 : 8 On that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half toward the western sea. It will continue in both summer and winter.
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
  • Isa 55:1 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
  • Jer 2:13 : 13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
  • Zech 13:1 : 1 On that day, a fountain will be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come, and let the one who desires take the water of life freely.
  • Isa 30:25 : 25 On every high mountain and every lofty hill there will be streams of water flowing, in the day of great slaughter when the towers fall.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.
  • Isa 2:3 : 3 Many peoples will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.' For instruction will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
  • Ezek 41:2 : 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. He measured the length of the temple as forty cubits, and its width as twenty cubits.
  • Ezek 41:23-26 : 23 The temple and the sanctuary each had two doors. 24 Each door had two sections that turned in hinges—two sections for one door and two sections for the other. 25 On the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees were carved like those on the walls. There was also a wooden canopy over the outer entrance hall. 26 There were narrow windows and palm tree decorations on either side of the porch and on the side chambers of the temple, along with the canopies.
  • John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 47:2-8
    7 verses
    88%

    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.'

  • Ezek 43:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 Then He brought me to the gate, the one that faces east.

    2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. His voice was like the sound of mighty waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

  • Ezek 42:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.

    2 In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north-facing entrance, and it was fifty cubits wide.

  • 15 When he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me out through the gate that faced east, and he measured all around the area.

  • 1 Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faced east; but it was shut.

  • 19 Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers facing north, which were for the priests. And there, I saw a place at the far west end.

  • 75%

    23 There was a gate to the inner courtyard opposite the northern and the eastern gates, and he measured the distance—one hundred cubits from gate to gate.

    24 Then he led me southward, where I saw a gate facing south. He measured its posts and its porches, and their dimensions matched those of the others.

  • 74%

    47 He measured the courtyard as one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, forming a square. The altar was in front of the temple.

    48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the pilasters of the porch; they were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. The width of the entrance was three cubits on each side.

    49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and its width was eleven cubits. On the steps leading up to it were columns, one on each side, at the entrance.

  • 74%

    27 A gate to the inner courtyard facing south was opposite this gate. He measured from gate to gate, and it was one hundred cubits.

    28 Then he brought me through the south gate into the inner courtyard, where he measured this gate, and it had the same dimensions as the others.

  • 4 Then He brought me through the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD, and I fell on my face.

  • 73%

    17 Then he brought me to the outer courtyard, where there were chambers and a paved surface created all around the courtyard. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.

    18 The pavement ran alongside the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

    19 Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner courtyard's gate; it was one hundred cubits eastward and northward.

  • 32 Then he brought me to the inner courtyard, facing east, measured the gate, and its dimensions were the same as the others.

  • Ezek 42:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9 Underneath these chambers was the entrance from the east, which one could use when coming into them from the outer court.

    10 On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.

    11 The passageway in front of them matched the appearance of the chambers on the north; they had the same length and width, with identical exits, designs, and entrances.

    12 Just like the entrances of the chambers facing south, there was an entrance at the head of the way that ran before the wall, directly eastward as one approached them.

  • Ezek 40:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 Then he went to the gateway that faced east, climbed its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate as one rod wide.

    7 Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.

  • 7 Then He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard, and I looked, and behold, there was a hole in the wall.

  • 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

  • 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  • Ezek 43:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4 The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate that faced east.

    5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

    6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the house.

  • 35 He brought me to the north gate and measured it. Its dimensions were the same as the others.

  • Ezek 41:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 Then he brought me into the temple and measured the pillars: six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, the width of the structure.

    2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. He measured the length of the temple as forty cubits, and its width as twenty cubits.

    3 Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.

  • 45 Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'

  • 21 Then he led me to the outer courtyard and brought me around to the four corners of the courtyard. And in each corner of the courtyard, I saw a separate courtyard.

  • 37 At the Fountain Gate, they went straight up the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.

  • 17 From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.

  • 8 On that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half toward the western sea. It will continue in both summer and winter.

  • 2 In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the form of a city facing toward the south.

  • 10 He placed the sea basin on the right side, toward the southeast.

  • 17 The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.