Ezekiel 47:10 “Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will…”

Ezekiel 47:10

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

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

It will happen that fishermen will stand by it. From En Gedi even to En Eglaim will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceedingly many.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And then the fishers shall stand vpon it, and from En-gedi euen vnto En-eglaim, they shall spread out their nettes: for their fish shalbe according to their kindes, as the fishe of the maine sea, exceeding many.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand upon it; from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim 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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And fishermen will take up their places by it: from En-gedi as far as En-eglaim will be a place for the stretching out of nets; the fish will be of every sort, like the fish of the Great Sea, a very great number.

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Cross references

“fishers”

Matthew 4:19 Matthew 13:47–50 Mark 1:17 Luke 5:4–10 John 21:3–11

Matthew 4:19 · BSB

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 13:47–50 · BSB

Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

Mark 1:17 · BSB

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Luke 5:4–10 · BSB

When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

John 21:3–11 · BSB

Simon 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.

“En-gedi”

2 Chronicles 20:2

2 Chronicles 20:2 · BSB

Then 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).

“the great sea”

Numbers 34:6 Psalm 104:25 Ezekiel 47:15 Ezekiel 48:28 Joshua 23:4

Numbers 34:6 · BSB

Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.

Psalm 104:25 · BSB

Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

Ezekiel 47:15 · BSB

This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,

Ezekiel 48:28 · BSB

The 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.

Joshua 23:4 · BSB

See, 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.

“exceeding”

Isaiah 49:12 Isaiah 49:20

Isaiah 49:12 · BSB

Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan. ”

Isaiah 49:20 · BSB

Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’

Also

Ezekiel 26:5 Joshua 15:62 1 Samuel 23:29

Ezekiel 26:5 · BSB

She 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,

Joshua 15:62 · BSB

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.

1 Samuel 23:29 · BSB

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

11But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

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