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1 He
brought me back
to the door
of the temple;
and behold, waters
flowed out from
under the
threshold of the
temple eastward,
for the front
of the temple
faced toward the
east. The waters
came down from
underneath, from
the right side
of the temple,
on the south
of the altar.
2 Then
he brought me
out by the
way of the
gate northward,
and led me
around by the
way outside to
the outer gate,
by the way
of the gate
that looks toward
the east. Behold,
waters ran out on
the right side.
3 When
the man went
out eastward with
the line in
his hand, he
measured one thousand cubits,
and he caused
me to pass
through the waters,
waters that were
to the ankles.
4 Again
he measured one thousand,
and caused me
to pass through
the waters, waters
that were to
the knees. Again
he measured one thousand,
and caused me
to pass through
waters that were
to the waist.
5 Afterward he
measured one thousand;
and it was
a river that
I could not
pass through, for
the waters had
risen, waters to
swim in, a
river that could
not be walked
through.
6 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.
7 Now
when I had
returned, behold,
on the bank
of the river
were very many
trees on the
one side and
on the other.
8 Then
he said to
me, “These waters
flow out toward
the eastern region
and will go
down into the
Arabah. Then they
will go toward
the sea and
flow into the
sea which will
be made to flow
out; and the
waters will be
healed.
9 It
will happen that
every living
creature which
swarms, in every
place where the
rivers come, will
live. Then there
will be a
very great
multitude of fish;
for these waters
have come there,
and the waters
of the sea will
be healed, and
everything will
live wherever the
river comes.
10 It
will happen that
fishermen will
stand by it.
From En Gedi even
to En Eglaim will
be a place
for the spreading
of nets. Their
fish will be
after their kinds,
as the fish
of the great
sea, exceedingly
many.
11 But
its swamps and
marshes will not
be healed. They
will be given
up to salt.
12 By
the river banks,
on both sides,
will grow every
tree for food,
whose leaf won’t
wither, neither
will its fruit
fail. It will
produce new fruit
every month,
because its waters
issue out of
the sanctuary. Its
fruit will be
for food, and
its leaf for
healing.”
13 The
Lord GOD says: “This
shall be the
border by which
you shall divide
the land for
inheritance according to
the twelve tribes
of Israel. Joseph
shall have two
portions.
14 You
shall inherit it,
one as well
as another; for I
swore to give
it to your fathers.
This land will
fall to you
for inheritance.
15 “This
shall be the
border of the
land:
“On the north
side, from the
great sea, by
the way of
Hethlon, to
the entrance of
Zedad;
16 Hamath,
Berothah, Sibraim (which
is between the
border of Damascus
and the border
of Hamath),
to Hazer Hatticon, which
is by the
border of Hauran.
17 The
border from the
sea shall be Hazar
Enon at the border
of Damascus; and
on the north
northward is the
border of Hamath.
This is the
north side.
18 “The
east side, between
Hauran, Damascus,
Gilead, and the
land of Israel,
shall be the
Jordan; from
the north border
to the east
sea you shall
measure. This is
the east side.
19 “The
south side
southward shall be
from Tamar as
far as the
waters of Meriboth
Kadesh, to the
brook, to the
great sea. This is
the south side
southward.
20 “The
west side shall
be the great
sea, from the
south border as
far as opposite
the entrance of
Hamath. This is
the west side.
21 “So
you shall divide
this land to yourselves according
to the tribes
of Israel.
22 You
shall divide it
by lot for
an inheritance to
you and to
the aliens who
live among you,
who will father
children among you.
Then they shall
be to you
as the native-born
among the children
of Israel. They
shall have
inheritance with
you among the
tribes of Israel.
23 In whatever
tribe the stranger
lives, there you
shall give him
his inheritance,”
says the Lord
GOD.