Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThese waters,' he told me, 'flow east into the desert plain, down into the Arabah, and pour into the Dead Sea — and when they arrive, those stagnant waters will be healed.'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe said to me, 'These waters are flowing out toward the eastern region and going down into the Aravah; when they enter the sea — the sea of stagnant waters — the waters will be healed.'
KJV
King James VersionThen said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
Footnotes
The *Aravah* is the desert rift valley running south from the Sea of Galilee to the Gulf of Aqaba. The phrase *ha-yammah ha-mutz'aim* ('the sea of stagnant/expelled waters') refers to the Dead Sea — the most lifeless body of water in the known world, its extreme salinity rendering it uninhabitable. The verb *nirpe'u* ('will be healed') shares its root with YHWH-Rapha, the Healer God. That the unhealable sea is healed by waters from the Sanctuary carries enormous typological weight: what no natural force could remedy, the outflow of the divine Presence transforms entirely. FOG renders the sea as 'stagnant waters'; FOG Message uses 'Dead Sea' for instant recognition.
