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Prophecy of Ezechiel 1097

tle courts disposed, forty cubits long, and thirty both sides.
broad, all the four were of one measure. 8 And he said to me: These waters that issue
23 And there was a wall round about compass- forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and
ing the four little courts, and there were kitchens go down to the plains of the desert, shall go into
built under the rows round about. the sea, and shall go out, and the waters shall
24 And he said to me: This is the house of be healed.
the kitchens wherein the ministers of the house 9 And every living creature that creepeth
of the Lord shall boil the victims of the people. whithersoever the torrent shall come, shall live:
and there shall be fishes in abundance after these
waters shall come thither, and they shall be
Chapter 47 healed, and all things shall live to which the tor-
rent shall come.
And he brought me again to the gate of the 10 And the fishers shall stand over these wa-
house, and behold waters issued out from un- ters, from Engaddi even to Engallim there shall
der the threshold of the house toward the east: be drying of nets: there shall be many sorts of
for the forefront of the house looked toward the the fishes thereof, as the fishes of the great sea,
east: but the waters came down to the right side a very great multitude:
of the temple to the south part of the altar. 11 But on the shore thereof, and in the fenny
2 And he led me out by the way of the north places they shall not be healed, because they
gate, and he caused me to turn to the way with- shall be turned into saltpits.
out the outward gate to the way that looked to- 12 And by the torrent on the banks thereof
ward the east: and behold there ran out waters on both sides shall grow all trees that bear fruit:
on the right side. their leaf shall not fall off, and their fruit shall
3 And when the man that had the line in his not fail: every month shall they bring forth first-
hand went out towards the east, he measured a fruits, because the waters thereof shall issue out
thousand cubits: and he brought me through the of the sanctuary: and the fruits thereof shall be
water up to the ankles. for food, and the leaves thereof for medicine.
4 And again he measured a thousand, and he 13 Thus saith the Lord God: This is the bor-
brought me through the water up to the knees. der, by which you shall possess the land accord-
5 And he measured a thousand, and he ing to the twelve tribes of Israel: for Joseph hath
brought me through the water up to the loins. a double portion.
And he measured a thousand, and it was a tor- 14 And you shall possess it, every man in like
rent, which I could not pass over: for the waters manner as his brother: concerning which I lifted
were risen so as to make a deep torrent, which up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this
could not be passed over. land shall fall unto you for a possession.
6 And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, 15 And this is the border of the land: toward
O son of man. And he brought me out, and he the north side, from the great sea by the way of
caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent. Hethalon, as men go to Sedada,
7 And when I had turned myself, behold on 16 Emath, Berotha, Sabarim, which is be-
the bank of the torrent were very many trees on tween the border of Damascus and the border