He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

When I had returned, I noticed ¹  a vast number of trees on the banks of the river, on both sides.

Every living creature which swarms where the river ¹  flows will live; there will be many fish, for these waters flow there. It will become fresh ²  and everything will live where the river flows.

On both sides of the river’s banks, every kind of tree will grow for food. Their leaves will not wither nor will their fruit fail, but they will bear fruit every month, because their water source flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” ¹