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Ezekiel 37:2

1 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.

He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.

3 Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”

4 And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!

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BSB
He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
KJV
And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
WEB
He caused me to pass by them all around; and behold, there were very many in the open valley, and behold, they were very dry.
ASV
And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
DARBY
And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
BLB
And He caused me to pass among them all around, and behold, very many [were] upon the face of the valley; and behold, [they were] very dry.
ÅB
Og han førte meg rundt omkring dem, og jeg så at de lå der i store mengder utover dalen, og de var aldeles tørre.
OTB
Han ledet meg rundt blant dem, og jeg så et stort antall ben på dalens overflate; de var virkelig tørre.
B1930
Og han førte mig rundt omkring dem, og jeg så at de lå der i store mengder utover dalen, og de var aldeles tørre.

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  • Psalms 141:7

    As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

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  • Ezekiel 37:11

    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.’

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