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Ezekiel 37:4
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!
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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 .
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
1 The hand of Yahweh I being upon me, he carried me forth in the spirit of Yahweh, and set me down in the midst of a plain, - and the same was full of bones; 2 and he caused me to pass near them. round about on every side, - and lo! they were very many on the face of the plain, and lo! they were very dry. 3 Then said he unto me, Son of man. Can these bones I live. And I said, My Lord, Yahweh, thou knowest! 4 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! 5 Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Unto these bones, - Lo! I am about to bring into you - spirit, and ye shall live; 6 Yea I will lay upon you - sinews, And bring up over you flesh. And cover over you - skin, And put in you - spirit And ye stall live, Then shall ye know that I, am Yahweh. 7 And when I prophesied as I was commanded, then was there a noise, as I prophesied and lo! a rattling, and the bones came near, each bone unto its own bone. 8 And when I looked, then lo! upon them were sinews, and flesh had come up, and there had spread over them skin above, but spirit, was there none within them. 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, Prophesy, Son of man. and thou shalt say unto the spirit. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh- From the four winds, come thou, O spirit, And breathe into these slain That they may live. 10 And when I prophesied as he commanded me, then came into them the spirit, and they lived and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
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
but of Cain and his present, he approved not, - and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
but of Cain and his present, he approved not, - and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him, - and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.
And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him, - and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.
Genesis 37:3
Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
Now, Israel, loved Joseph more than any of his sons, because he was to him, the son of his old age, and he had made him, a long tunic.
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.
Genesis 37:11
Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
Genesis 37:12
Now his brethren went their way, - to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Now his brethren went their way, - to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:13
So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
Genesis 37:18
And they saw him afar off, - and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
And they saw him afar off, - and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.
Genesis 37:19
And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
And they said each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in!
Genesis 37:24
and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
and took him, and cast him into the pit, but the pit, was empty, there was in it no water.
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.
