Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:4

Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins.

4, 5. Successive measurements shewed a depth to the knees, the loins, and finally an impassable river. The word rendered “river” is the usual one for “brook” or wady, viz. a stream with its valley or gorge.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

The knees – The mission of Paul and Barnabas Act 13:1-4 is another marked epoch in the Churchs history; and the time of Pauls martyrdom denotes an increase in the Gentile Church, which corresponds with the waters reaching the loins.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Verse 4. See Clarke on Eze 47:3.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

And again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees,…. The man with his line measured another thousand cubits straight on from the first; and then bid the prophet cross and ford them again, and then they were knee deep:

again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins; a third time he measured a thousand cubits still onward, and ordered the prophet to wade through them, when they were risen so high as to reach his loins. The waters to the knees and loins may signify the greater knowledge of the Gospel, and the mysteries of it, the apostles had after the Spirit was poured forth; and the greater spread of it in the world, among Jews and Gentiles: or else may design those doctrines of the Gospel, and mysteries of grace, which are more sublime, and more difficult to understand; which require some pains to search into, and get the knowledge of; as concerning predestination, election, the covenant of grace, and the eternal transactions between the Father and the Son, &c. which are meat for strong men, who have their senses exercised to discern between good and evil.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Eze 47:4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins.

Ver. 4. Again he measured a thousand. ] This is a number of perfection. The gospel is a perfect doctrine, and is “able to make the man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished (or perfected) unto all good works.” 2Ti 3:17

The waters were to the knees. ] Grace grows by degrees; and the Scriptures have their shallows wherein the lamb may wade, like as they have their profundities wherein the elephant himself may swim. Augustine a condemned the Holy Scriptures at first, as neither eloquent nor deep enough for the elevation of his wit. But afterwards, b when he was both a better and a wiser man, he saw his own shallowness, and admired the never enough adored depth of God’s holy oracles.

a Confess., lib. v. cap. 13.

b lbid., lib. vii. cap. 21.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

the waters were to the knees: Act 19:10-20, Rom 15:19, Col 1:6

Reciprocal: Zec 2:1 – a man

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Eze 47:4. The good things produced by man often diminish, while those from God never fail but rather do they increase. These waters were ankle deep at the start, and with each 1500 feet a great increase in depth was shown until they were waist deep.

Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary