Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’

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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

10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

12Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “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.

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Cross References

Job 17:15where then is my hope? As for my hope, who will see it?

Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?

Psalms 141:7“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”

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

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

Lamentations 3:18I said, “My strength has perished, along with my expectation 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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