1. The man took me back to the temple, where I saw a stream flowing from under the entrance. It began in the south part of the temple, where it ran past the altar and continued east through the courtyard.
2. We walked out of the temple area through the north gate and went around to the east gate. I saw the small stream of water flowing east from the south side of the gate.
3. The man walked east, then took out his measuring stick and measured five hundred metres downstream. He told me to wade through the stream there, and the water came up to my ankles.
4. Then he measured another five hundred metres downstream, and told me to wade through it there. The water came up to my knees. Another five hundred metres downstream the water came up to my waist.
5. Another five hundred metres downstream, the stream had become a river that could be crossed only by swimming.
6. The man said, “Ezekiel, son of man, pay attention to what you've seen.”We walked to the river bank,
7. where I saw dozens of trees on each side.