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Ezekiel 37:3
3He asked me, ‘Son of man, can these bones become alive again?’ I said, ‘Almighty Lord, only you know the answer.’
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 Lord took hold of me with great power. In a vision, the Lord's Spirit took me to the middle of a valley. Bones covered all the ground there. 2The Lord made me walk up and down among the bones. I could see many bones there, on the ground in the valley. They were completely dry. He asked me, ‘Son of man, can these bones become alive again?’ I said, ‘Almighty Lord, only you know the answer.’ 4Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones. Say to them, “Dry bones, listen to the Lord's message! 5This is what the Almighty Lord says to you bones: Listen! I will put breath into you and you will become alive.
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. He saw a large crowd of people who were coming towards him. He said to Philip, ‘Where can we buy enough bread to feed all these people?’
- Deuteronomy 32:29If they were wise, they would understand. They would know what would happen to them in the end.
- 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord gives both life and death. He sends some people to their graves, and he raises other people up.
- John 5:21The Father raises dead people to make them alive again. In the same way, the Son gives life to whoever he chooses.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, ‘I have authority over death. I raise dead people, and I give people true life. Anyone who believes in me will live. Even if that person dies, he will continue to live.
- Acts 26:8Is it impossible for God to cause dead people to become alive again? You should surely believe me when I say that.
- Romans 4:17In the Bible, God said to Abraham, ‘I have chosen you to become the ancestor of many different people.’ That is what God himself promises, because Abraham believed in him. God is the one who causes dead people to become alive again. He speaks about things that are not yet there as if they were already there.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9We ourselves thought that we would certainly die. We knew that we could not trust our own strength. We had to trust God. He is the one who causes dead people to rise up to new life. So we could trust him to make us strong.
- Hebrews 11:19But Abraham was sure that, if Isaac died, God could raise Isaac to life again. We could even say that is a picture of what really happened. It was like Abraham 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
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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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