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Ezekiel 47:11

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Ezekiel 47:11 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

King James Version KJV

But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

American Standard Version ASV

But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.

Bible in Basic English BBE

The wet places and the pools will not be made sweet; they will be given up to salt.

Free Bible Version FBV

However, the marshes and swampy areas won't become fresh; they will remain salty.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

But the myrie places thereof, and the marises thereof shall not be wholesome: they shalbe made salt pittes.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

Its miry and its marshy places — they are not healed; to salt they have been given up.

World English Bible WEB

But its swamps and marshes will not be healed. They will be given up to salt.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

But its miry places and its marshes shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

But on the shore thereof, and in the fenny places they shall not be healed, because they shall be turned into saltpits.

Translation for Translators T4T

But the swamps and marshes along the shore will not become fresh; they will be left to the people to use make salt.

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Berean Amplified Bible — Ezekiel 47:11

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Ezekiel 47:11 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB בצאת/ו בִּצֹּאתָ֧י/ו וּ/גְבָאָ֛י/ו וְ/לֹ֥א יֵרָפְא֖וּ לְ/מֶ֥לַח נִתָּֽנוּ
בצאת/ו bitstsâh H1207 swamp N-fs | Suff
בִּצֹּאתָ֧י/ו bitstsâh H1207 swamp N-fs | Suff
וּ/גְבָאָ֛י/ו gebeʼ H1360 cistern Conj | N-mp | Suff
וְ/לֹ֥א lôʼ H3808 not Conj | Part
יֵרָפְא֖וּ râphâʼ H7495 to heal V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
לְ/מֶ֥לַח melach H4417 salt Prep | N-ms
נִתָּֽנוּ nâthan H5414 to give V-Niphal-Perf-3cp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 47:11

בצאת/ו bitstsâh H1207 "swamp" N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a swamp or marshy area, often translated as fen or mire in the Bible.
Definition: swamp, marsh
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: fen, mire(-ry place). See also: Job 8:11; Job 40:21; Ezekiel 47:11.
בִּצֹּאתָ֧י/ו bitstsâh H1207 "swamp" N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a swamp or marshy area, often translated as fen or mire in the Bible.
Definition: swamp, marsh
Usage: Occurs in 3 OT verses. KJV: fen, mire(-ry place). See also: Job 8:11; Job 40:21; Ezekiel 47:11.
וּ/גְבָאָ֛י/ו gebeʼ H1360 "cistern" Conj | N-mp | Suff
A cistern is a reservoir that holds water, like a pool or a marsh, as seen in the Bible's descriptions of ancient water storage systems.
Definition: 1) cistern, pool 1a) cistern 1b) pool, marsh
Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: marish, pit. See also: Isaiah 30:14; Ezekiel 47:11.
וְ/לֹ֥א lôʼ H3808 "not" Conj | Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
יֵרָפְא֖וּ râphâʼ H7495 "to heal" V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to heal or mend, often referring to God's power to cure physical or emotional hurts, as seen in Psalm 103:3.
Definition: 1) to heal, make healthful 1a) (Qal) to heal 1a1) of God 1a2) healer, physician (of men) 1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig) 1a4) of individual distresses (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be healed 1b1) literal (of persons) 1b2) of water, pottery 1b3) of national hurts (fig) 1b4) of personal distress (fig) 1c) (Piel) to heal 1c1) literal 1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig) 1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)
Usage: Occurs in 62 OT verses. KJV: cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה). See also: Genesis 20:17; Psalms 107:20; Psalms 6:3.
לְ/מֶ֥לַח melach H4417 "salt" Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word refers specifically to salt that is easily pulverized and dissolved, often used to season food. It is also associated with salt pits, where salt was harvested. The word highlights the importance of salt in ancient Israelite life.
Definition: salt
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: salt(-pit). See also: Genesis 14:3; Judges 9:45; Psalms 60:2.
נִתָּֽנוּ nâthan H5414 "to give" V-Niphal-Perf-3cp
This word means to give, put, or set something, with a wide range of applications. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, describing God's actions and human interactions. The word is used to convey giving, selling, or exchanging something.
Definition: : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon
Usage: Occurs in 1816 OT verses. KJV: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield. See also: Genesis 1:17; Genesis 40:21; Exodus 30:12.

Study Notes — Ezekiel 47:11

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1 Deuteronomy 29:23 All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
2 Revelation 22:11 Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
3 Jeremiah 17:6 He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
4 Psalms 107:34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
5 Judges 9:45 And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
6 Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
7 2 Peter 2:19–22 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
8 Hebrews 10:26–31 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
9 Mark 9:48–49 where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ For everyone will be salted with fire.
10 Hebrews 6:4–8 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame. For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Ezekiel 47:11 Summary

Ezekiel 47:11 tells us that some areas will not be changed by God's power, and will remain salty and unfruitful. This is a reminder that, as believers, we need to be open to God's Spirit and allow Him to work in our lives, just like the river in Ezekiel 47:9 brings life and abundance. If we are not receptive to His presence, we can become like the swamps and marshes, lacking the fruit and healing that come from a vibrant relationship with God (John 15:1-5, Galatians 5:22-23). By surrendering to God and allowing His Spirit to flow through us, we can produce fruit that brings joy and nourishment to others.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Bible mean by 'swamps and marshes' in Ezekiel 47:11?

The 'swamps and marshes' in this verse refer to areas that are not conducive to spiritual growth or renewal, much like the salt that is left behind, as seen in the contrast with the fresh waters of the river in Ezekiel 47:9, which bring life and abundance, similar to the living water mentioned in John 4:14.

Why are the swamps and marshes left for salt?

The swamps and marshes are left for salt because they represent areas that are not receptive to the life-giving power of God, as seen in the contrast with the fruitful trees in Ezekiel 47:12, which are nourished by the river and produce fruit for food and healing, much like the tree of life in Revelation 22:2.

Is this verse talking about a physical place or a spiritual concept?

While Ezekiel 47:11 describes a physical scenario, it also carries spiritual significance, as the river and its effects can be seen as a symbol of the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives, as mentioned in Ezekiel 36:27 and Joel 3:18.

How does this verse relate to our daily lives as believers?

This verse reminds us that, as believers, we are called to be receptive to the life-giving power of God, allowing His Spirit to flow through us and produce fruit, as seen in Galatians 5:22-23, and to avoid becoming like the swamps and marshes, which are unresponsive to His presence.

Reflection Questions

  1. What areas of my life are like the swamps and marshes, resistant to the life-giving power of God, and how can I surrender them to Him?
  2. How can I position myself to receive the refreshing and rejuvenating power of the Holy Spirit, as symbolized by the river in Ezekiel 47:9?
  3. In what ways can I be like the trees in Ezekiel 47:12, producing fruit for the benefit of others and bringing glory to God?
  4. What are some practical steps I can take to ensure that my heart and mind are receptive to the work of the Holy Spirit, and not like the salt-filled swamps and marshes?

Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 47:11

But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof,.... That is, of the sea; the waters of which were healed, by the waters of the sanctuary coming into them: but the ditches and lakes, the miry

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 47:11

But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. The marishes ... shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt - "marishes," marshes.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 47:11

Miry places; unsound, rotten parts, that are neither sea nor yet sound ground, a proper emblem of hypocrites. The marishes; low land, sopped with the overflowings of unhealthful waters, neither fit to breed fish as the sea, nor bear trees as the land. Shall not be healed; these waters find them and leave them corrupt and noxious. Given to salt; left to their barrenness, or used as salt to season, by being made examples to others.

Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 47:11

Ezekiel 47:11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.Ver. 11. But the miry places thereof and the marishes, shall not be healed.] Sensual souls are seldom wrought upon by the word. Behemoth (the devil) lieth in those fens and quagmires. They are void of the Spirit. They say unto God, "Depart from us," we had rather dance to the timbrel and harp; whoredom and wine, and new wine, take away their hearts. He who had married a wife, or rather was married to her, sent word flat and plain he could not come; others excused themselves more mannerly. Such persons choose to remain in the sordes filth of their sins, and so are miserable by their own election. They shall be given to salt.] Delivered up to strong delusions, vile affections, just damnation.

Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 47:11

(11) The marishes thereof shall not be healed.—The picture of the life-giving waters would be imperfect without this exception to their effects. The Dead Sea at the southern end is very shallow, and beyond there is an extensive tract of very low land. In the season of the flood of the Jordan this is overflowed to a considerable distance, and as the river subsides, is again left bare and encrusted with salt from the evaporation of the water. This allusion, therefore, shows plainly that the prophet did not have in mind a flowing on of the river through the Arabah, or valley leading from the Dead to the Red Sea, and that the effect of the life-giving waters should cease where the waters themselves ceased to flow; at the same time, in the thing symbolised, it shows that we are not to expect, as the effect of the Gospel, a perfect and universal obedience to its teachings. Man is still left free to hear or forbear, and the world must be expected always to contain its unhealed miry and marshy places.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 47:11

Verse 11. The miry places] "Point out," says Calmet, "the schismatics and hereties who do not live by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, but separate from his Church; and the evil Christians who dishonour that Church, of which they are corrupt members." A description applicable to the Roman Catholic Church, that is both schismatic and heretic from the Church of Jesus Christ, which is built on the foundation of the prophets and apostles, Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; for the Church of Rome, leaving this foundation, is now built on the foundation of councils and traditions, and lying miracles; the popes in their succession being its only corner stones.

Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 47:11

11. The marshes around the sea shall not be sweetened, but left as beds for digging salt. The saltness of the Dead Sea is due to the strata of salt rocks which surround it.

Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 47:11

The exception, which reserves for sterility places to which the living water does not reach, probably indicates that the life and health are solely due to the stream which proceeds from beneath the throne of God.

Sermons on Ezekiel 47:11

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David Wilkerson The River of Life by David Wilkerson In this sermon, the preacher discusses a vision that the prophet Ezekiel had about a river of life. The preacher emphasizes that this vision is a prophecy for the Church of the lat
Vance Havner The Country and the Church by Vance Havner In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the need for both the Constitution and the Bible to come alive in our lives. He compares the external appearance of freedom in government to
Dennis Kinlaw How Far Will God Go by Dennis Kinlaw In this sermon, the speaker discusses how Jesus came in a way that was unexpected and different from what people were anticipating. He gives four examples from the Gospel of John a
E.A. Johnston Where a Tree Falls It Shall Lay by E.A. Johnston In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of remembering God in our youth before the challenges of old age come. He describes the physical and mental decline that come
Zac Poonen New Covenant- God's Final Goal - Church -Part 3 by Zac Poonen This sermon delves into the concept of spiritual warfare as outlined in Ephesians 6:12, emphasizing the unseen battle against spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly realms. It
David Ravenhill Capital City Church - Part 3 by David Ravenhill In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of being aware of the time we are living in and being spiritually awake. He highlights the choice we have to either continue i
Robert B. Thompson The Fiery Quarantine by Robert B. Thompson In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the need for people to take their faith seriously and overcome unwholesome things that can bring destruction. He mentions that America has l
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