The Healing Waters and Trees
1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there waswater, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar.
2 He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faceseast; and there was water, running out on the right side.
3 And whenthe man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the watercameuptomyankles.
4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the watercameuptomyknees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the watercameuptomywaist.
5 Again he measured one thousand,anditwasa river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.
6 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seenthis?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
7 When I returned, there, along the bank of the river,werevery manytrees on one side and the other.
8 Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea.Whenitreaches the sea,itswaters are healed.
9 And it shall bethatevery living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes.
10 It shall bethatfishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will beplacesfor spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fishof the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
11 But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.
12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow allkindsoftrees used for food;their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves formedicine.”
Borders of the Land
13 Thus says the LordGod: “Thesearetheborders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel.Josephshallhavetwoportions.
14 You shall inherit it equally with one another; for Iraised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shallfall to you as your inheritance.
15 “Thisshallbethe border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea,bythe road to Hethlon, as one goes toZedad,
16 Hamath,Berothah, Sibraim (whichisbetween the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (whichison the border of Hauran).
17 Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea toHazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath.Thisisthe north side.
18 “On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea.Thisisthe east side.
19 “The south side, toward the South,shallbefrom Tamar tothe waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea.Thisisthe south side, toward the South.
20 “The west sideshallbethe Great Sea, from thesouthernboundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. Thisisthe west side.
21 “Thus you shalldivide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
22 It shall be that you will divide it bylot as an inheritance for yourselves,and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you.They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 And it shall bethatin whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall givehimhis inheritance,” says the LordGod.