Ezekiel:47

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* The man took me back to the door of the Temple . I saw water flowing from under the entrance of the Temple toward the east . The Temple faced east . The water was flowing under the south side of the Temple , south of the altar . * Then he led me through the north gate and around to the outer east gate . The water was flowing down the south side of the gate . * With a measuring line in his hand , the man went eastward . He measured off fifteen hundred feet and led me through the water . The water came up to my ankles . * He measured off another fifteen hundred feet and led me through the water . The water came up to my knees . He measured off another fifteen hundred feet and led me through the water . The water came up to my waist . * He measured another fifteen hundred feet . But the water had risen so much that it became a river that I could not cross . The river was too deep to cross except by swimming . * He asked me : »Son of man , do you see this ?« * The man then led me back along the bank of the river . As I went back , I saw many trees on both sides of the river . * He said : »This water flows through the land to the east , down into the Jordan Valley , and into the Dead Sea . When the water flows into the Dead Sea , it will replace the salt water there with fresh water . * »Wherever the river flows , there will be many fish and animals . The river will make the water in the Dead Sea fresh . Wherever the river flows , it will bring life . * »From En Gedi to En Eglaim people will be standing on the shore of the sea with their fishing nets spread out . As many kinds of fish will be there as there are in the Mediterranean Sea . * »But the water in the swamps and marshes will not become fresh . It will remain salty . * »All kinds of fruit trees will grow on both sides of the river . Their leaves will not wither , and they will not fail to produce fruit . Each month they will produce fresh fruit because this water flows from the Holy Place . The fruit will be good food , and the leaves will be used for healing .« * This is what the Lord Jehovah says : »These are the borders of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes of Israel . Joseph gets two parts . * »Divide the land equally . I raised my hand and swore that I would give the land to your ancestors . So this land will be your inheritance . * »This is the northern border for the land : On the north side the border will run from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Hethlon and Hamath Pass . It will run through the city of Zedad and through * »Berothah and Sibraim , which are between the borders of Damascus and Hamath . It will run to Hazer Hatticon , which is on the border of Hauran . * »So the border will run from the Mediterranean Sea to Hazar Enon on the border of Damascus . The border of Hamath will lie to the north . This is the north side . * »On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus . The Jordan River will serve as the border between Gilead and the land of Israel . The border will continue from the Dead Sea down to Tamar . This is the east side . * »On the south side the border will run from Tamar to the oasis at Meribah in Kadesh along the ravine to the Mediterranean Sea . This is the southern border . * »On the west side the Mediterranean Sea is the border up to a point opposite Hamath Pass . This is the west side .« * »Divide this land for each of the tribes of Israel . * »Divide it by drawing lots . This land will be for you . It will also be for the foreign residents who live among you and have given birth to children while they lived with you . Think of them as Israelites . They will draw lots with you for their inheritance among the tribes of Israel . * »Foreign residents will receive their share of the inheritance with the people of the tribe among whom they are living ,« declares the Lord Jehovah .

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