Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
Parallel translations
- WEB It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En Gedi even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
- KJV And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
- NKJV It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
- NASB And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many.
- NLT Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En-gedi to En-eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean.
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Quick answer
Fishermen will line the once-dead sea, spreading nets from En Gedi to En Eglaim amid abundant fish. The transformation is so complete it brings flourishing industry and provision.
Overview
Where no fish could live, fishermen now thrive along the shores, the catch as varied and plentiful as the Mediterranean's. The detail underscores the thoroughness of God's restoring work. Some see a foretaste of the gospel mission, drawing in a great multitude, recalling Jesus' call to make His disciples fishers of men (Matt. 4:19).
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Cross-references · 16
- Matt 4:19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Ps 104:25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Num 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- John 21:3–11Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
- 2 Chr 20:2Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
- Ezek 48:28The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
- Ezek 47:15This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,
- Mark 1:17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Luke 5:4–10When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
- Matt 13:47–50Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Josh 15:62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
- Isa 49:12Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
- Isa 49:20Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
- Josh 23:4See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
- 1 Sam 23:29And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- Ezek 26:5She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,
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