Ezekiel 37:2

1 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,

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.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye 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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Cross references

  • Psalms 141:7

    Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

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  • Ezekiel 37:11

    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.

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