New American Standard Bible 1995
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 the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” 4Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’ 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life.
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
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:3
- John 6:5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”
- Deuteronomy 32:29Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future!
- 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
- Acts 26:8Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead?
- Romans 4:17(as it is written, “A father of many nations have I made you”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;
- Hebrews 11:19He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.
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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Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 37:3 Ezek 26:19 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 37:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 37:3 Deut 32:39; 1 Sam 2:6 ↩
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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