Ezekiel 37:3

New Living Translation

Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?" "O Sovereign Lord ," I replied, "you alone know the answer to that."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord GOD, you know.

King James Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God , thou knowest.

English Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God , you know."

New American Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "Lord GOD, You Yourself know."

New Century Version
Then he asked me, "Human, can these bones live?" I answered, "Lord God , only you know."

Amplified Bible
And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."

Legacy Standard Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord Yahweh, You know."

Berean Standard Bible
Then He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" "O Lord GOD," I replied, "only You know."

Contemporary English Version
He said, "Ezekiel, son of man, can these bones come back to life?" I replied, " Lord God, only you can answer that."

Complete Jewish Bible
He asked me, "Human being, can these bones live?" I answered, "Adonai Elohim ! Only you know that!"

Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Son of man, can these bones come to life?" I answered, "Lord God , only you know the answer to that question."

George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O LORD God, thou knowest.

Good News Translation
He said to me, "Mortal man, can these bones come back to life?" I replied, "Sovereign Lord , only you can answer that!"

Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I said, "Lord Yahweh, you know."

Literal Translation
And He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I said, O Lord Jehovah, You know.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sonne of man: thinkest thou these bones maye lyue agayne? I answered: O LORDE God, thou knowest.

American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, Son of man, is it possible for these bones to come to life? And I made answer, and said, It is for you to say, O Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He said unto me: 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered: 'O Lord GOD, Thou knowest.'

King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto mee, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? and I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, thinkest thou these bones may liue againe? I aunswered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Son of man, will these bones live? and I said, O Lord God, thou knowest this.

English Revised Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord Yahweh, you know.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Gessist thou, sone of man, whether these boonys schulen lyue? And Y seide, Lord God, thou wost.

Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Yahweh, you know.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? and I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

New English Translation
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said to him, "Sovereign Lord, you know."

New King James Version
And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know."

New Life Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I answered, "O Lord God, only You know that."

New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Mortal, can these bones live?" I answered, "O Lord God , you know."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me, Son of man. Can these bones I live. And I said, My Lord, Yahweh, thou knowest!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live and I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, thou knowest."

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, `Son of man, do these bones live?' And I say, `O Lord Jehovah, Thou -- Thou hast known.'

THE MESSAGE
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "Master God , only you know that."

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. ² He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. ³ Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?" "O Sovereign Lord ," I replied, "you alone know the answer to that." ⁴ Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord ! ⁵ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! ⁶ I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord .'" ⁷ So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. ⁸ Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. ⁹ Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.'" ¹⁰ So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

can: John 6:5, John 6:6

O Lord God: Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Samuel 2:6, John 5:21, John 11:25, John 11:26, Acts 26:8, Romans 4:17, 2 Corinthians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Hebrews 11:19

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 4:2 - revive Isaiah 49:24 - Shall Ezekiel 2:1 - Son Luke 7:14 - Young John 11:44 - he that 1 Corinthians 15:35 - How

Cross-References

Genesis 37:13
When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, "Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them." "I'm ready to go," Joseph replied.

Genesis 37:14
"Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along," Jacob said. "Then come back and bring me a report." So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.

Genesis 37:20
"Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.' Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams!"

Genesis 37:22
"Why should we shed any blood? Let's just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he'll die without our laying a hand on him." Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.

Genesis 37:23
So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing.

Genesis 37:30
Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, "The boy is gone! What will I do now?"

Genesis 37:32
They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: "Look at what we found. Doesn't this robe belong to your son?"

Judges 5:30
‘They must be dividing the captured plunder— with a woman or two for every man. There will be colorful robes for Sisera, and colorful, embroidered robes for me. Yes, the plunder will include colorful robes embroidered on both sides.'

2 Samuel 13:18
So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, as was the custom in those days for the king's virgin daughters.

Ezekiel 16:16
You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me, son of man, can these bones live?.... Is there any probability of it? is there any reason to believe they shall live? can any ways and means be devised, or any methods taken, to cause them to live?

and I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest; the prophet does not pronounce at once that it was improbable and impossible; he knew indeed it was not probable, or possible, that these bones should revive of themselves; and he knew that neither he nor any creature could quicken them; but he wisely refers it to an omniscient and omnipotent God, who knew what he could and what he would do: the conversion of sinners is not of themselves, nor of ministers, but of God; it is wholly owing to his will and power, John 1:13 nothing else can make it probable, or possible.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 37:3. Can these bones live? — Is it possible that the persons whose bones these are can return to life?