Ezekiel 37:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 37:2

The Dry Bones Live

1 The ^ahand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out ^bin the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.

2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.

3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, ^aYou know.”

4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will ^acause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.

6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. ^aThen you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.

8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.

9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the¹ breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^a“Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”

10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, ^aand breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^awhole house of Israel. They indeed say, ^b‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’

12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, ^aO My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and ^bbring you into the land of Israel.

13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.

14 I ^awill put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”

One Kingdom, One King

15 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

16 “As for you, son of man, ^atake a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for ^bthe children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 37:2

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And He caused me to pass round about among them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley {or} plain, and behold, they were very dry.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were dried out.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
He led me all around the valley, and I could see that there were very many bones and that they were very dry.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, {there were} very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, {they were} very dry.

New International Version
He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.

New King James Version
Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, I saw very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they appeared very dry.

Revised Standard Version
And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the valley; and lo, they were very dry.

Young's Literal Translation
and He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many `are' on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry.

New English Translation
He made me walk all around among them.¹ I realized² there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry.

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