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Ezekiel 37:3
3And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
Ezekiel 37:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
- New International Version (NIV)He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, you know."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
Context of Ezekiel 37:3
1The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry. And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” 4Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’ 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will make breath enter you so that you may come to life.
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:3 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:3
- John 6:5Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward Him, and He said to Philip, “Where will we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
- 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].
- John 5:21Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, relies on) Me [as Savior] will live even if he dies;
- Acts 26:8Why is it thought incredible by [any of] you that God raises the dead?
- Romans 4:17(as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death [and were convinced that we would die, but this happened] so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.
- Hebrews 11:19For he considered [it reasonable to believe] that God was able to raise Isaac even from among the dead. [Indeed, in the sense that he was prepared to sacrifice Isaac in obedience to God] Abraham did receive him back [from the dead] figuratively speaking.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Can these bones live? - Is it possible that the persons whose bones these are can return to life?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Son of man, can these bones come to life?: The expected answer was no, but Ezekiel knew that God's power is unlimited. So, he asked God the question again. The real issue was not if the Lord could make these bones live, but if he wanted to do so.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. can these bones live? ... thou knowest--implying that, humanly speaking, they could not; but faith leaves the question of possibility to rest with God, with whom nothing is impossible (De 32:39). An image of Christian faith which believes in the coming general resurrection of the dead, in spite of all appearances against it, because God has said it (Joh 5:21; Ro 4:17; 2Co 1:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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