Ezekiel 37:11

And he said to me, Son of man, these bones denote the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, “Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off.”

Noyes 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 commanded me; and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great host.

12Therefore prophesy, and say to 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.

Read all of Ezekiel 37

Cross References

Job 17:15Where then is my hope? Yea, my hope, who shall see it?

Psalms 77:7Will the Lord be angry for ever? Will he be favorable no more?

Psalms 141:7So are our bones scattered at the mouth of the underworld, As when one furroweth and ploweth up the land.

Isaiah 49:14Zion saith, “Jehovah hath forsaken me; 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 say, “My confidence and my hope in Jehovah are gone!”

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ezekiel 37:11