The River Of Life

In Ezekiel 47:3-5 are the water depths symbolic/prophetic or were listing the ankles, knees, loins, and unfordable simply a standard of measure?

In Ezekiel 47:3-5 are the water depths symbolic/prophetic or were listing the ankles, knees, loins, and unfordable simply a standard of measure? When I read it I thought it sounded similar to the statue of Nebudchadnezar. Any help is always appreciated. God bless.

A. Notice how Ezekiel is being led Eastward along the River. That’s the direction of the river’s flow toward the Dead Sea. The different depths are meant to show that the river gains in size as it flows, as if the water has been compressed somehow and is expanding as it flows. This defies the laws of hydrology, showing the river to be of supernatural origin, as are the trees that line its banks.

This same river is mentioned in Revelation 22:1-2 where it’s called the River of the Water of Life.