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Ezekiel 47:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then he measured out another thousand cubits, and now it was a full river that I couldn't cross. The water had gotten so deep I'd have to swim, and there was no way to get to the other side on foot.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

What started small became something so deep and powerful that it completely changed everything.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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