Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 47:5
American Standard Version
Afterward he measured a thousand; `and it was' a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
Amplified® Bible
Afterward he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over {or} through.
Contemporary English Version
Another five hundred sixty yards downstream, the stream had become a river that could be crossed only by swimming.
Darby English Version
And he measured a thousand: it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
Good News Bible
He measured 560 yards more, and there the stream was so deep I could not wade through it. It was too deep to cross except by swimming.
King James Version
Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
New American Standard Bible
Again he measured a thousand; {and it was} a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, {enough} water to swim in, a river that could not be forded.
New International Version
He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.
New King James Version
Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Again he measured a thousand; and it had become a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could I could not ford.
Revised Standard Version
Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
Young's Literal Translation
And he measureth a thousand -- a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters -- waters to swim in -- a stream that is not passed over.
