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Berean Standard Bible

“Wherever 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.”

Ezekiel 47:9

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Ezekiel 47 belongs to the prophet's final vision of a restored temple, from which a stream begins to flow. As the water moves eastward it grows deeper, until it becomes a river no one can cross.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Wherever 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

It will happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, will live. Then there will be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters have come there, and the waters of the sea will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river comes.

King James Version (KJV)

And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth, in every place whither the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and [the waters of the sea] shall be healed, and everything shall live whithersoever the river cometh.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it will come about that every living and moving thing, wherever their streams come, will have life; and there will be very much fish because these waters have come there and have been made sweet: and everything wherever the river comes will have life.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y será que toda alma viviente que nadare por donde quiera que entraren estos dos arroyos, vivirá: y habrá muy muchos peces por haber entrado allá estas aguas, y recibirán sanidad; y vivirá todo lo que entrare en este arroyo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Todo lo que toque el agua de este río vivirá. Abundarán los peces en el Mar Muerto, pues sus aguas tendrán propiedades medicinales. Dondequiera fluyan estas aguas, todo vivirá.

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