Ezekiel 37:4
2 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.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall 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
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
Read in contextJohn 5:28–29
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Read in contextMatthew 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:1
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
Read in contextJeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:19
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Read in contextEzekiel 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.
Read in contextJohn 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
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