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Ezekiel 47:2

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Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 2

In this chapter we have, I. The vision of the holy waters, their rise, extent, depth, and healing virtue, the plenty of fish in them, and an account of the trees growing on the banks of them (Eze 47:1-12). II. An appointment of the borders of the land of Canaan, which was to be divided by lot to the tribes of Israel and the strangers that sojourned among them (Eze 47:13-23).

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Strong's Concordancev. 2

יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, H3318) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and… דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb שַׁעַר (shaʻar, H8179) — an opening, i.e. door or gate צָפוֹן (tsâphôwn, H6828) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown) סָבַב (çâbab, H5437) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively חוּץ (chûwts, H2351) — properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors פָּנָה (pânâh, H6437) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. קָדִים (qâdîym, H6921) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for… פָּכָה (pâkâh, H6379) — to pour מַיִם (mayim, H4325) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen יְמָנִי (yᵉmânîy, H3233) — right (i.e. at the right hand) כָּתֵף (kâthêph, H3802) — the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments…

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Ezekiel 44:4rank 2

Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.

Ezekiel 44:2rank 2

And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

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