Ezekiel 37:11

And 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!

Darby Translation

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 prophesied as he had commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

12Therefore 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.

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Cross References

Job 17:15And where is then my hope? yea, my hope, who shall see it?

Psalms 77:7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Psalms 141:7Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.

Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

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

Lamentations 3:18And I said, My strength is perished, and my hope in Jehovah.

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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