Ezekiel 37:11

And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; lo, they are saying: Dried up have our bones, And perished hath our hope, We have been cut off by ourselves.

Young's Literal 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 have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit cometh into them, and they live, and stand on their feet — a very very great force.

12Therefore, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am opening your graves, And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, And brought you in unto the land of Israel.

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Cross References

Job 17:15And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

Psalms 77:7To the ages doth the Lord cast off? Doth He add to be pleased no more?

Psalms 141:7As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

Isaiah 49:14And Zion saith, 'Jehovah hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me.'

Jeremiah 31:1At that time, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they — they are to Me for a people.

Lamentations 3:18And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from 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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