Ezekiel 37:11
9 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
10 So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
12 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel.
13 Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
- KJV
- Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
- WEB
- Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’
- ASV
- Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off!
- BLB
- And He said to me, “Son of man, these bones, they [are] the whole the house of Israel. Behold, they are saying, ‘Our bones have dried up and our hope has perished; we have been cut off by ourselves.’
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Disse ben er hele Israels hus. Se, de sier: Våre ben er fortørket, og vårt håp er gått til grunne; vi er fortapt.
- OTB
- Da sa Han til meg: «Menneskesønn, disse benene representerer hele Israels hus. De sier: ‘Våre ben er tørket opp, vårt håp er tapt; vi er fullstendig avskåret.’
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Disse ben er hele Israels hus. Se, de sier: Våre ben er fortørket, og vårt håp er gått til grunne; vi er fortapt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Read in contextPsalms 77:7–9
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
Read in contextEzekiel 39:25
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:10
I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:1
“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
Read in contextIsaiah 49:14
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
Read in contextEzekiel 37:1–8
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
Read in contextNumbers 17:12–13
Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
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