Ezekiel 37:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 37:12

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.’

17 Then ^ajoin them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.

18 “And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ^a‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’—

19 ^asay to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take ^bthe stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’

20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand ^abefore their eyes.

21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely ^aI will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land;

22 and ^aI will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and ^bone king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again.

23 ^aThey shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but ^bI will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

24 ^a“David My servant shall be king over them, and ^bthey shall all have one shepherd; ^cthey shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.

25 ^aThen they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, ^bforever; and ^cMy servant David shall be their prince forever.

26 Moreover I will make ^aa covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and ^bmultiply them, and I will set My ^csanctuary in their midst forevermore.

27 ^aMy tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be ^btheir God, and they shall be My people.

28 ^aThe nations also will know that I, the Lord, ^bsanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 37:12

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American Standard Version
Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people; and I will bring you [back home] to the land of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
So tell them, "I, the LORD God, promise to open your graves and set you free. I will bring you back to Israel,

Darby English Version
Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people, and bring you into the land of Israel.

Good News Bible
So prophesy to my people Israel and tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am going to open their graves. I am going to take them out and bring them back to the land of Israel.

King James Version
Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore prophesy and say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

New International Version
Therefore prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.

New King James Version
Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you home into the land of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am opening your graves, And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, And brought you in unto the land of Israel.

New English Translation
Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.

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