Ezekiel 47:10

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“Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.”

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BSBPD

“Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 47:10 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
  2. Joshua 15:62Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
  3. Joshua 23:4See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
  4. 1 Samuel 23:29And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:2Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
  6. Psalms 104:25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
  7. Isaiah 49:12Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
  8. Isaiah 49:20Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
  9. Ezekiel 26:5She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,
  10. Ezekiel 47:15This shall be the boundary of the land:
  11. Ezekiel 48:28The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
  12. Matthew 4:19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
  13. Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
  14. Mark 1:17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
  15. Luke 5:4When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
  16. John 21:3Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

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