Ezekiel 37:11

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

Berean Standard Bible

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

10So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.

12Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel.

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Cross References

Job 17:15where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?

Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?

Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

Lamentations 3:18So I say, “My strength has perished, along with 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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