American Standard Version

Ezekiel 37

1Thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961uponme,andhebroughtH3318meoutintheSpiritבְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovah,andsetוַיְנִיחֵ֖נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117medownH5117inthemidstH8432ofthevalleyהַבִּקְעָ֑הha.bik.'AhH1237;anditwasH1961fullמְלֵאָ֥הme.le.'AhH4392ofbonesH6106.

2Andhecausedmetopassוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִיve.he.'e.vi.Ra.niH5674bythemroundH5439about:and,behold,therewereveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227intheopenvalleyהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237;and,lo,theywereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966dryיְבֵשׁ֥וֹתye.ve.ShotH3002.

3AndhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,canthesebonesH6106liveהֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָהha.tich.Yei.nahH2421?AndIanswered,OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, thou knowest.

4AgainhesaidH559untome,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012overthesebonesH6106,andsayH559untothem,Oyedryהַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.ShotH3002bonesH6106,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.

5Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah untothesebonesH6106:Behold,Iwillcausebreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307toenterintoyou,andyeshallliveוִחְיִיתֶֽם׃vich.yi.TemH2421.

6AndIwilllaysinewsגִּדִ֜יםgi.DimH1517uponyou,andwillbringוְֽהַעֲלֵתִ֧יve.ha.'al.TiH5927upfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320uponyou,andcoveryouwithskinע֔וֹרorH5785,andputH5414breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307inyou,andyeshallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֑םvich.yi.TemH2421;andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

7SoIprophesiedH5012asIwasH1961commandedצֻוֵּ֑יתִיtzu.Vei.tiH6680:andasIprophesiedH5012,therewasH1961anoise,and,behold,anearthquakeH7494;andthebonesH6106cametogether,boneH6106toitsboneH6106.

8AndIbeheld,and,lo,thereweresinewsגִּדִים֙gi.DimH1517uponthem,andfleshוּבָשָׂ֣רu.va.SarH1320cameH5927up,andskinע֖וֹרorH5785coveredthemabove;buttherewasnobreathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307inthem.

9ThensaidH559heuntome,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012untothewindH7307,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH120,andsayH559tothewindH7307,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Comeבֹּ֣אִיBo.'iH935fromthefourמֵאַרְבַּ֤עme.'ar.Ba'H702windsH7307,ObreathH7307,andbreatheupontheseslainH2026,thattheymayliveוְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ve.Yich.YuH2421.

10SoIprophesiedH5012ashecommandedצִוָּ֑נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me,andthebreathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameH935intothem,andtheylivedH2421,andstoodH5975upupontheirfeetH7272,anexceedinggreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

11ThenhesaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,thesebonesH6106arethewholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:behold,theysayH559,OurbonesH6106aredriedH3001up,andourhopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615islost;wearecleancutנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504off.

12Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֨אhi.na.Ve'H5012,andsayH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwillopenפֹתֵ֜חַfo.Te.achH6605yourgravesH6913,andcauseyoutocomeH935upoutofyourgravesH6913,Omypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youintothelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhaveopenedבְּפִתְחִ֣יbe.fit.ChiH6605yourgravesH6913,andcausedyoutocomeH5927upoutofyourgravesH6913,Omypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

14AndIwillputוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414mySpiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307inyou,andyeshallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֔םvich.yi.TemH2421,andIwillplaceyouinyourownlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֑ם'ad.mat.KhemH127:andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045thatI,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696itandperformedit, saithJehovah.

15Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameagainuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Andthou,sonH1121ofmanH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947theeoneH259stick,andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789uponit,ForJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063,andforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsH2270:thentakeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherstick,andwriteוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789uponit,ForJosephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130,thestickofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andforallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsH2270:

17andjointhemfortheeoneH259toanotherintooneH259stick,thattheymaybecomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneH259inthyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18Andwhenוְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834thechildrenofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971shallspeakunto thee,sayingH559, Wilt thounotshowuswhatthou meanestbythese?

19sayאָמַר֮'a.MarH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwilltakeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947thestickofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichisinthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsH2270;andIwillputוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414themwithit,evenwiththestickofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,andmakeH5414themoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stick,andtheyshallbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259inmyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

20Andthestickswhereon thou writestshallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961inthyhandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

21Andsayאָמַר֮'a.MarH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Iwilltakeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamongthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, whithertheyaregoneH1980,andwillgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908themoneveryside,andbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935themintotheirownlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127:

22andIwillmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213themoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471inthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,uponthemountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shallbeH1961kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428tothemall;andtheyshallbeH1961nomoretwoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,neithershalltheybeH1961dividedH2673intotwoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467anymoreatall;

23neithershalltheydefileH2930themselvesanymorewiththeiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544,norwiththeirdetestableH8251things,norwithanyoftheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588;butIwillsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467themoutofalltheirdwelling-places,whereintheyhavesinnedH2398,andwillcleanseוְטִהַרְתִּ֤יve.ti.har.TiH2891them:soshalltheybeH1961mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,andIwillbeH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

24Andmyservantוְעַבְדִּ֤יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732shallbeH1961kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthem;andtheyallshallhaveoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259shepherdוְרוֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462:theyshallalsowalkinmineordinancesH4941,andobserveH8104mystatutesH2708,anddothem.

25AndtheyshalldwellH3427inthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIhavegivenH5414untoJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650,whereinyourfathersH1dweltH3427;andtheyshalldwellH3427therein,they,andtheirchildren,andtheirchildren’schildren,foreverH5769:andDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650shallbetheirprinceנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387foreverH5769.

26MoreoverIwillmakeH5414acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965withthem;itshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961aneverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285withthem;andIwillplacethem,andmultiplyH7235them,andwillsetH5414mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432ofthemforevermore.

27MytabernacleH4908alsoshallbeH1961withthem;andIwillbeH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,andtheyshallbeH1961mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

28Andthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovahthatsanctifiethIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenmysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720shallbeH1961inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432ofthemforevermore.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain