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Literal Standard Version
Ezekiel 37:4
And He says to me, "Prophesy concerning these bones, and you have said to them, O dry bones, hear a word of YHWH!
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Christian Standard Bible®
He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
Hebrew Names Version
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
King James Version
Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
English Standard Version
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'You dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'You dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
New Century Version
He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe he sayde vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones and say vnto them, O ye dry bones, heare the word of the Lord.
Againe he sayde vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones and say vnto them, O ye dry bones, heare the word of the Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'
Legacy Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.'
Then He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.'
Berean Standard Bible
And He said to me, "Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
And He said to me, "Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Contemporary English Version
He then told me to say: Dry bones, listen to what the Lord is saying to you,
He then told me to say: Dry bones, listen to what the Lord is saying to you,
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones! Say to them, ‘Dry bones! Hear what Adonai has to say!
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones! Say to them, ‘Dry bones! Hear what Adonai has to say!
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he said to me, "Speak to these bones for me. Tell them, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord !
Then he said to me, "Speak to these bones for me. Tell them, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord !
George Lamsa Translation
Again he said to me, Prophesy concerning these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Again he said to me, Prophesy concerning these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Good News Translation
He said, "Prophesy to the bones. Tell these dry bones to listen to the word of the Lord .
He said, "Prophesy to the bones. Tell these dry bones to listen to the word of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, to the dry bones, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!
And he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, to the dry bones, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!
Literal Translation
And He said to me, Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the Word of Jehovah:
And He said to me, Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the Word of Jehovah:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto me: Prophecy thou vpon these bones, & speake vnto them: Ye drye bones, heare the worde of the LORDE.
And he sayde vnto me: Prophecy thou vpon these bones, & speake vnto them: Ye drye bones, heare the worde of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And again he said to me, Be a prophet to these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, give ear to the word of the Lord.
And again he said to me, Be a prophet to these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, give ear to the word of the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then He said unto me: 'Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them: O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD:
Then He said unto me: 'Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them: O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD:
King James Version (1611)
Againe he said vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones, and say vnto them; O yee drie bones, heare the word of the Lord.
Againe he said vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones, and say vnto them; O yee drie bones, heare the word of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto me, Prophecie thou vpon these bones, & speake vnto them: Ye drye bones, heare the worde of the Lorde,
And he saide vnto me, Prophecie thou vpon these bones, & speake vnto them: Ye drye bones, heare the worde of the Lorde,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and thou shalt say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
And he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and thou shalt say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
English Revised Version
Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
World English Bible
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Profesie thou of these boonys; and thou schalt seie to tho, Ye drie boonys, here the word of the Lord.
And he seide to me, Profesie thou of these boonys; and thou schalt seie to tho, Ye drie boonys, here the word of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.
Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
New English Translation
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
New King James Version
Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, "O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, "O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
New Living Translation
Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord !
Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord !
New Life Bible
He said to me, "Speak in My name over these bones. Say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord.'
He said to me, "Speak in My name over these bones. Say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord.'
New Revised Standard
Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me, Prophesy, over these bones, - and thou shalt say unto them, Ye bones so dry! hear ye the word of Yahweh!
Then said he unto me, Prophesy, over these bones, - and thou shalt say unto them, Ye bones so dry! hear ye the word of Yahweh!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Again he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Again he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, `Prophesy concerning these bones, and thou hast said unto them: O dry bones, hear a word of Jehovah:
And He saith unto me, `Prophesy concerning these bones, and thou hast said unto them: O dry bones, hear a word of Jehovah:
THE MESSAGE
He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God !'"
He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God !'"
Contextual Overview
1There has been a hand of YHWH on me, and He takes me forth in [the] Spirit of YHWH, and places me in the midst of the valley, and it is full of bones, 2and He causes me to pass over by them, all around, and behold, very many [are] on the face of the valley, and behold—very dry. 3And He says to me, "Son of man, do these bones live?" And I say, "O Lord YHWH, You have known." 4And He says to me, "Prophesy concerning these bones, and you have said to them, O dry bones, hear a word of YHWH!5Thus said Lord YHWH to these bones: Behold, I am bringing a spirit into you, and you have lived, 6and I have given sinews on you, and cause flesh to come up on you, and covered you over with skin, and given a spirit in you, and you have lived, and you have known that I [am] YHWH." 7And I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise as I am prophesying, and behold, a rushing, and the bones draw near, bone to its bone. 8And I beheld, and behold, sinews [are] on them, and flesh has come up, and skin covers them over above—and there is no spirit in them. 9And He says to me: "Prophesy to the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and you have said to the Spirit, Thus said Lord YHWH: Come in from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they live." 10And I have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit comes into them, and they live, and stand on their feet—a very, very great force.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Prophesy: Ezekiel 37:11, Ezekiel 37:15, Ezekiel 37:16, Numbers 20:8, 1 Kings 13:2, Matthew 21:21, John 2:5
O ye: Ezekiel 36:1, Isaiah 26:19, Isaiah 42:18, Jeremiah 22:29, Micah 6:2, John 5:25, John 5:28, John 5:29
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:1 - Elisha said Job 10:11 - fenced Micah 6:1 - let Luke 5:5 - nevertheless Ephesians 5:14 - arise
Cross-References
Genesis 4:5
and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hates Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau says in his heart, "The days of mourning [for] my father draw near, and I slay my brother Jacob."
And Esau hates Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau says in his heart, "The days of mourning [for] my father draw near, and I slay my brother Jacob."
Genesis 37:3
And Israel has loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and has made for him a long coat;
And Israel has loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and has made for him a long coat;
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreams a dream, and declares to his brothers, and they add still more to hate him.
And Joseph dreams a dream, and declares to his brothers, and they add still more to hate him.
Genesis 37:11
And his brothers are zealous against him, and his father has watched the matter.
And his brothers are zealous against him, and his father has watched the matter.
Genesis 37:12
And his brothers go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
And his brothers go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,
Genesis 37:13
and Israel says to Joseph, "Are your brothers not feeding in Shechem? Come, and I send you to them"; and he says to him, "Here I [am]";
and Israel says to Joseph, "Are your brothers not feeding in Shechem? Come, and I send you to them"; and he says to him, "Here I [am]";
Genesis 37:18
And they see him from afar, even before he draws near to them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
And they see him from afar, even before he draws near to them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.
Genesis 37:19
And they say to one another, "Behold, this man of the dreams comes;
And they say to one another, "Behold, this man of the dreams comes;
Genesis 37:24
and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.
and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit [is] empty, there is no water in it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Again he said unto me, prophesy upon these bones,.... Or, "over these bones" t; or, "concerning these bones" u; foretell that they shall live; tell others of it, and them also:
and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord; the word of prophecy concerning you, as the Jews did in Babylon: so unconverted sinners may be preached unto, and their lost and miserable estate in which they are, like dry bones, may be set before them: they may be called upon to attend the external ministry of the word; and they are capable of hearing it with their bodily ears; though it is not profitable to them, for want of faith, yet faith comes hereby; and therefore it is right to attend upon the means, and hear the word.
t על העצמות האלה "super ossa haec", Starckius. u "De ossibus istis", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Prophesy - Not in the sense of predicting what was to come to pass, but simply in that of speaking under the inspiration of God. In Ezekiel 37:5, not “I will cause,” but I cause or am causing.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 37:4. Prophesy upon these bones —; Declare to your miserable countrymen the gracious designs of the Lord; show them that their state, however deplorable, is not hopeless.
