Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10And I gave the word at his orders, and breath came into them, and they came to life and got up on their feet, a very great army.

12For this cause be a prophet to them, and say, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am opening the resting-places of your dead, and I will make you come up out of your resting-places, O my people; and I will take you into the land of Israel.

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Cross References

Job 17:15Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?

Psalms 77:7\77:6\The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

Psalms 141:7Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.

Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.

Jeremiah 31:1At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

Lamentations 3:18And I said, My strength is cut off, and my hope from the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:2-15

The Vision of the Dry Bones. ( b. c. 586.) 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, 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. 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the… Read the whole commentary →

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