Ezekiel 47:5
“Afterward he measured one thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.”
— Ezekiel 47:5
About this verse
Ezekiel 47:5 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is temple vision. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include immersion, living water, divine abundance. Notable phrases: waters to swim in; river that could not be passed through. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Ezekiel
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
vision
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