But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
But the swampy, muddy areas and marshlands won't be restored, they'll stay salty and barren.
Some places are meant to stay exactly as they are.
📚 Historical Context
In Ezekiel's vision, a river flows from the temple, symbolizing God's promise of restoration for Israel during their exile in Babylon, a time of judgment for their unfaithfulness. This river brings healing to the land, but the miry places and marshes are explicitly left unhealed, representing persistent corruption or areas unfit for renewal, as a reminder of divine judgment. Historically, salt was used in ancient Near Eastern cultures to make land barren and unproductive, often as a symbol of permanent desolation, similar to events like the destruction of Sodom.
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