Ezekiel 37:4
2 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.”
And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
5 This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
- KJV
- Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
- WEB
- Again he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, ‘You dry bones, hear the LORD’s word.
- ASV
- Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And He said to me: “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of YHWH!
- ÅB
- Da sa han til meg: Spå om disse ben og si til dem: Dere tørre ben, hør Herrens ord!
- OTB
- Så instruerte Han meg: «Profeter over disse benene og si til dem: ‘Tørre ben, hør Herrens ord.’
- B1930
- Da sa han til mig: Spå om disse ben og si til dem: I tørre ben, hør Herrens ord!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 5:25
Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Read in contextJohn 5:28–29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Read in contextMatthew 21:21
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:1
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Read in contextIsaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Read in contextEzekiel 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.’
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
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