Ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:9

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wherever	אֶ֣ל	’el	Preposition	H413 motion to
the river	נַחֲלַ֙יִם֙	na·ḥă·la·yim	Noun - md	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
flows	יָב֨וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
there will be	וְהָיָ֣ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
swarms	יִשְׁרֹ֡ץ	yiš·rōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8317 swarm, teem
of living	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
creatures	חַיָּ֣ה׀	ḥay·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
a great number of	רַבָּ֣ה	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
fish	הַדָּגָ֖ה	had·dā·ḡāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1710 fish
because	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
flows	בָ֨אוּ	ḇā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
there	שָׁ֜מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
and makes the waters fresh	וְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙	wə·yê·rā·p̄ə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7495 heal
so wherever	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the river	הַנָּֽחַל׃	han·nā·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
flows	יָ֥בוֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
everything	כֹּ֛ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
will flourish	וָחָ֔י	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2421 live

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 7:37–38 · John 6:63 · John 4:14 · Isaiah 55:1 · Psalm 78:16 · Ephesians 2:1–5 · Psalm 103:3 · John 14:6 · Romans 8:2 · Isaiah 60:3–10 · Exodus 15:26 · John 5:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.