Ezekiel 37:11
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
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.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
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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 hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Read in contextPsalms 77:7–9
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Read in contextEzekiel 39:25
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Read in contextEzekiel 36:10
And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:
Read in contextJeremiah 31:1
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:14
But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Read in contextEzekiel 37:1–8
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
Read in contextNumbers 17:12–13
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
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