It will come about that at evening time there will be light. And on that day living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half toward the east and half toward the west; and they will flow in summer and in winter. The persistent light will endure into evening, and living waters will flow perpetually from Jerusalem to all directions, suggesting the city's role as the source of life and blessing for all creation. The waters flowing both east and west indicate universal distribution, with Jerusalem becoming the center from which redemption radiates to all humanity. The waters' flow in summer and winter suggests perpetual, unfailing provision rather than seasonal dependence. The metaphor of living waters recalls creation's rivers (Eden) and the Christian identification of Christ as living water, suggesting that Jerusalem's waters represent the eternal life flowing from God's redemptive work. This verse depicts the eschatological blessing radiating from God's redeemed city to transform all creation.

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