Ezekiel 37:4

Ezekiel 37:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

Context of Ezekiel 37:4

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. 3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” And 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. 6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

Ezekiel 37:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל־הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הָעֲצָמוֹת֙ הַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹת שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• Dryיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · dryH3002
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:4

• 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.’
• Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
• 1 Kings 13:2And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
• Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
• John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
• Ezekiel 36:1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
• Isaiah 42:18Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
• Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
• Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
• John 5:25Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Prophesy upon these bones - Declare to your miserable countrymen the gracious designs of the Lord; show them that their state, however deplorable, is not hopeless.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Prophesy - 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6God wanted these bones to live. He communicated this through the message that Ezekiel was to deliver to the bones. Ezekiel declared they would become living, breathing bodies again, with flesh, muscles, and breath. The word translated as breath can also mean "spirit" or "wind," a wordplay that continues throughout this chapter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Prophesy--Proclaim God's quickening word to them. On account of this innate power of the divine word to effect its end, prophets are said to do that which they prophesy as about to be done (Jr 1:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:4

• Bones
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Kidron, the Brook
• Moses
• Regeneration

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