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| 1 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. |
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| 2 And he causeth me to go out the way of the gate northward, and causeth me to turn round the way without, unto the gate that [is] without, the way that is looking eastward, and lo, water is coming forth from the right side. |
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| 3 In the going out of the man eastward, and a line in his hand, then he measureth a thousand by the cubit, and he causeth me to pass over into water water to the ankles. |
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| 4 And he measureth a thousand, and causeth me to pass over into water water to the knees. And he measureth a thousand, and causeth me to pass over water to the loins. |
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| 5 And he measureth a thousand a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters waters to swim in a stream that is not passed over. |
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| 6 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. |
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| 7 In my turning back, then, lo, at the edge of the stream [are] very many trees, on this side and on that side. |
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| 8 And he saith unto me, 'These waters are going forth unto the east circuit, and have gone down unto the desert, and have entered the sea; unto the sea they are brought forth, and the waters have been healed. |
Toward the east country – Toward the sun rise, toward the Kingdom.
Go down into the desert – The earth without the water of Truth.
And go down into the sea – The dead sea. This is where we find the world of mankind headed.
The waters shall be healed – No longer will this be a place of death, but of life. |
| 9 And it hath come to pass, every living creature that teemeth, whithersoever the streams come, doth live: and there hath been great abundance of fish, for these waters have come thither, and they are healed; and every thing whither the stream cometh hath lived. |
It shall come to pass – Not at once but after a period of time.
Everything that liveth, which moveth – Animal as opposed to plant. This pictures mankind.
Whithersoever the rivers shall come – This lets us know the river will not go everywhere. It will be available to all but not all will avail themselves of it.
Shall live – Those who do avail themselves of this water shall live.
A very great multitude of fish – Mankind. Matt. 4:19; Mark 1:17
Because these waters shall come thither – Because of the waters of the Truth.
They shall be healed – The world of mankind will gain life.
Every thing shall live wither the river cometh – All humanity (whosoever will) will gain life. |
| 10 And it hath come to pass, fishers do stand by it, from En-Gedi even unto En-Eglaim; a spreading place of nets they are; according to their own kind is their fish, as the fish of the great sea, very many. |
It shall come to pass – Not at once but after a period of time.
Fishers shall stand upon it – Matt. 4:19; Mark 1:17 - These fishers are there to catch fish (men) and bring them into the Kingdom.
Perhaps the Ancient Worthies.
From Engedi even unto Eneglaim – Engedi - Strong�s H5872. From H5869 and H1423; fountain of a kid; En-Gedi, a place in Palestine: - En-gedi.
Strong�s H5869 - Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) ..
Strong�s H1423 - From the same as H1415; a young goat (from browsing): - kid.
This seems to indicate that mankind (the fish) will begin as part of the 'goat' class (see the parable of the sheep and the goats - Matt. 25:31-46, esp. vss. 32,33.)
 Engedi is on the western bank of the Dead Sea about mid way between its northern and southern tips. It almost directly opposite from the river Arnon on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.
Eneglaim - Strong�s H1415 - From an unused root (meaning to cut off); a border of a river (as cut into by the stream): - bank.
Strong's H5882. From H5869 and the dual of H5695; fountain of two calves; En-Eglajim, a place in Palestine: - En-eglaim.
Strong�s H5695 - From the same as H5696; a (male) calf (as frisking around), especially one nearly grown (that is, a steer): - bullock, calf.
From the above definition of the name we get the thought of two male calves of full vitality. Remembering that on the Day of Atonement it was a yearling male bullock that was the primary sacrifice and that bullock pictured our Lord Jesus, it is easy to see the thought of the Ransom being here pictured. The two bulls picturing Adam and Jesus.
The idea seems to be that these fishers will catch all those who drink of the waters of the Truth and appreciate it. Those who will eventually successfully walk up the highway of holiness. Isa. 35:8
Coupling the two places from where this fishing is to take place (Engedi - young goat and En-Glaim - young male bullock) we get the thought that those who are 'fished' start out as members of the goat class but finish up as members of the bullock class (corresponding to the goats and the sheep in the parable of Matt. 25:31-46.)
Scholars disagree on the geographical location of Eneglaim.
One has it on the northern tip of the Dead Sea.
Another has Eneglaim below the southern end of the Dead Sea near the ancient city of Zoar (where Lot asked to go when he fled Sodom - Gen. 19:17-23.)
They shall be a place to spread forth nets – Their tools for catching fish (men).
Their fish – i.e., the fish (men) that they catch.
Shall be according to their kinds – This seems to carry the thought that the fishers are the saints. The fish (people) they catch will be those who have gone through similar experiences to their own - "according to their kinds."
As the fish of the great sea – Literally the great sea is the Mediterranean sea. Symbolically it is the great sea of mankind.
Exceeding many – From the whole of all humanity that have ever lived. |
| 11 Its miry and its marshy places they are not healed; to salt they have been given up.
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The miry places – Swamps. Places where there is water but it is hard to navigate. Suggestive of those who have some truth but corrupt it will human reasoning.
Marishes – Strong's H1360 - Marsh or pit.
Shall not be healed – Those who remain here are not healed, they go into the second death.
They shall be given to salt – These apparently preferred the way it was during the night-time of sin and death. They look back fondly at that time. Compare to Gen. 19:26 |
| 12 And by the stream there cometh up on its edge, on this side and on that side, every [kind of] fruit-tree whose leaf fadeth not, and not consumed is its fruit, according to its months it yieldeth first-fruits, because its waters from the sanctuary are coming forth; and its fruits hath been for food, and its leaf for medicine. |
By the bank of the river .. this side and that – This is the same as in verse 7.
All trees for meat – Just as it was in the Garden of Eden. Gen. 1:29
Whose leaf shall not fade – They are evergreens, a symbol for restitution and eventually everlasting life.
Neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed – Most translations say "Neither shall the fruit thereof fail." This indicates that the fruit will always be available. In the kingdom mankind will be able to have their cake (or fruit) and eat it too. There will always be an abundance of this life giving food - both literal and symbolic.
Bring forth new fruit – Mankind will eat of all good things, even "every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." They will always be gaining new experiences and new appreciation for the Heavenly Father and all His heavenly servants - new fruit.
According to his months – Please see additional comment Rev. 22:2.
Because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary – Remember the picture in Rev. 22:1, i.e., the River proceeds from the throne, from the New Jerusalem - the Bride of the Lamb. It is also the throne of "God and the Lamb." Of course it is only the throne of the Bride because of her relationship to her Bridegroom.
The fruit thereof shall be for meat – Gen. 1:29
The leaf thereof for medicine – "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." - Rev. 22:2 |
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| 13 'Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This [is] the border whereby ye inherit the land, according to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph [hath] portions. |
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| 14 And ye have inherited it, one as well as another, in that I have lifted up My hand to give it to your fathers; and this land hath fallen to you in inheritance. |
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| 15 'And this [is] the border of the land at the north quarter; from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Zedad: |
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| 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, that [is] between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-Hatticon, that [is] at the coast of Havran. |
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| 17 And the border from the sea hath been Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus, and Zaphon at the north, and the border of Hamath: and [this is] the north quarter. |
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| 18 'And the east quarter [is] from between Havran, and Damascus, and Gilead, and the land of Israel, [to] the Jordan; from the border over-against the eastern sea ye measure: and [this is] the east quarter. |
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| 19 'And the south quarter southward [is] from Tamar unto the waters of Meriboth-Kadesh, the stream unto the great sea: and [this is] the south quarter southward. |
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| 20 'And the west quarter [is] the great sea, from the border till over-against the coming in to Hamath: this [is] the west quarter. |
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| 21 'And ye have divided this land to you, according to the tribes of Israel; |
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| 22 and it hath come to pass, ye separate it for an inheritance to yourselves, and to the sojourners who are sojourning in your midst, who have begotten sons in your midst, and they have been to you as native, with the sons of Israel, with you they are separated for an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. |
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| 23 And it hath come to pass, in the tribe with which the sojourner sojourneth, there ye give his inheritance an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. |
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