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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- 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.
- BSB 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.
- 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.
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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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- Matt 4:19He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
- Ps 104:25There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
- Num 34:6“‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
- John 21:3–11Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out, and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
- 2 Chr 20:2Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
- Ezek 48:28By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.
- Ezek 47:15This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
- Mark 1:17Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
- Luke 5:4–10When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”
- Matt 13:47–50“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
- Josh 15:62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.
- Isa 49:12Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”
- Isa 49:20The children of your bereavement will say in your ears, ‘This place is too small for me. Give me a place to live in.’
- Josh 23:4Behold, I have allotted to you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea toward the going down of the sun.
- 1 Sam 23:29David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- Ezek 26:5She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have spoken it, says the Lord Yahweh; and she shall become a plunder to the nations.
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