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Ezekiel 47:8

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and go down: Isaiah 35:1, Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 41:17-19, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 44:3-5, Isaiah 49:9; Jeremiah 31:9

desert: or, plain, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 4:49; Joshua 3:16

the sea: This was the Dead sea, or sea of Sodom, east of Jerusalem, in which it is said no living creature is found; or, at least, from its extreme saltness, it does not abound with fish like other seas. The healing of these waters denotes the calling of the Gentiles.

the waters: 2 Kings 2:19-22; Isaiah 11:6-9; Malachi 1:11; Matthew 13:15

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