10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
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And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: …
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)This part of Ezekiel’s vision must so necessarily have a mystical and spiritual meaning that thence we conclude the other parts of his vision have a mystical and spiritual meaning also; for it cannot be applied to the waters brought by pipes into the temple for the washing of the sacrifices, the keeping of the temple clean, and the carrying off of those waters, for that would be to turn this pleas…
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