2. He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.
3. As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that was ankle-deep.
4. He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist.
5. He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.
6. He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
7. When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.
8. He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.