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Ezekiel 47:3

King James Version (KJV)

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And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ancles.

Ezekiel 47:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 47:3

Theological / Devotional

Through the waters. The measurements described in vs. 3-6 graphically portray the phenomenal increase of the waters. At 4,000 cubits (1.1 mi.; 1.8 km.) the trickling stream had become a sizable river that could not be forded (v. 5).

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