Ezekiel 37:3

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 by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. 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. Then 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! 5This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.

Ezekiel 37:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then He askedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• can theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• come to lifeחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• GODיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• only Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:3

• John 6:5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
• 1 Samuel 2:6The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
• Acts 26:8Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
• Romans 4:17As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
• 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
• Hebrews 11:19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:3

• Bones
• Depravity of Man
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Vision

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• Eschatology of the Old Testament
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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