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Ezekiel 47:8 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Ezekiel 47:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 47 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. desert: or, plain”
Ezekiel 47:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 47:8
The waters' destination—'the east country... the desert... the sea'—traces life flowing to dead places. The 'sea' likely refers to the Dead Sea, saltiest body of water on earth where virtually nothing lives. The promise 'the waters shall be healed' (Hebrew רָפָא, rapha) means restoration to wholeness, health, vitality. What was cursed becomes blessed; death becomes life. This pictures the gospel's transformative power: 'if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation' (2 Corinthians 5:17). The desert's healing recalls Isaiah 35:1-7—wilderness becoming pools, dry land springs. Reformed theology s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 47:8
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“and rose up in one heap”
“and the Jordan and the border [of it]”
“and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your seed”
“even to the sea of the Arabah”
“Behold”
“and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals”
“the jackals and the ostriches; because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert”
“and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I”
“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice”
“my name is great among the nations”