Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 37:2
2He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
Ezekiel 37:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
- New International Version (NIV)He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.
Context of Ezekiel 37:2
1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. 3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” 4And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:2 word by word
וְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֑יב וְהִנֵּ֨ה רַבּ֤וֹת מְאֹד֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה יְבֵשׁ֥וֹת מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:2
- Deuteronomy 11:30Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
- Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
- Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This death scene seemed hopeless. These were not recently dead bodies, but scattered bones, completely dried out. This scene symbolized the people's attitude. Their hopes were not just dead. Their hopes were broken and dried up.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. dry--bleached by long exposure to the atmosphere.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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