New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 37:1-14

1Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068was upon me, and Hebroughtוַיּוֹצִאֵ֤נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318me outby the Spiritבְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and setוַיְנִיחֵ֖נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117me downH5117in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thevalleyהַבִּקְעָ֑הha.bik.'AhH1237;and it was fullמְלֵאָ֥הme.le.'AhH4392of bonesעֲצָמֽוֹת׃a.tza.MotH6106.

2He caused me to passוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִיve.he.'e.vi.Ra.niH5674amongH5921them roundסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, there wereveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227on the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the valleyהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237;and loוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966dryיְבֵשׁ֥וֹתye.ve.ShotH3002.

3He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,can theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106liveהֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָהha.tich.Yei.nahH2421?”And I answeredוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,You knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.”

4Again He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012overעַל־'al-H5921theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘O dryהַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.ShotH3002bonesהָעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’

5Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068to theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesלָעֲצָמ֖וֹתla.'a.tza.MotH6106, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I will causebreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307to enterמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935you that you may comeH2421to lifeH2421.

6I will putוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414sinewsגִּדִ֜יםgi.DimH1517on you, make fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320growH5927backH5927on you, coverוְקָרַמְתִּ֤יve.ka.ram.TiH7159you with skinע֔וֹרorH5785and putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307in you that you may comeH2421aliveH2421; and you willknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

7So I prophesiedוְנִבֵּ֖אתִיve.ni.Be.tiH5012as I was commandedצֻוֵּ֑יתִיtzu.Vei.tiH6680;and as I prophesiedכְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ke.hi.na.ve.'IH5012, there was anoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a rattlingרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494;and the bonesעֲצָמ֔וֹתa.tza.MotH6106cameH7126togetherH7126,boneעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106to its boneעַצְמֽוֹ׃atz.MoH6106.

8And I lookedוְרָאִ֜יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,sinewsגִּדִים֙gi.DimH1517were on them, and fleshוּבָשָׂ֣רu.va.SarH1320grewעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927and skinע֖וֹרorH5785coveredוַיִּקְרַ֧ם מִלְמָ֑עְלָהvai.yik.Ram mil.Ma.'e.lahH7159 H4605them; but thereH369was noH369breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in them.

9Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012to the breathהָר֑וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the breathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Comeבֹּ֣אִיBo.'iH935from the fourמֵאַרְבַּ֤עme.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּחוֹת֙ru.chOtH7307,O breathהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andbreatheוּפְחִ֛יu.fe.ChiH5301on theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428slainבַּהֲרוּגִ֥יםba.ha.ru.GimH2026, that theycomeH2421to lifeH2421.”’”

10So I prophesiedוְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִיve.hi.na.Be.tiH5012as He commandedצִוָּ֑נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and thebreathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935into them, and they cameH2421to lifeH2421and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975on their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, anexceedinglyH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

11Then He saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106are thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘Ourbonesעַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nuH6106are driedיָבְשׁ֧וּya.ve.ShuH3001up and our hopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615has perishedוְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.DahH6. We are completelycutנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504offH1504.’

12Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651prophesyהִנָּבֵ֨אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I will openפֹתֵ֜חַfo.Te.achH6605your gravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913andcause you to comeוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֥יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927up out of your gravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913,My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I have openedבְּפִתְחִ֣יbe.fit.ChiH6605your gravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913and caused you to comeוּבְהַעֲלוֹתִ֥יu.ve.ha.'a.lo.TiH5927up out of your gravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913,My peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

14I willputוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414MySpiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307within you and you will comeH2421to lifeH2421,and I will placeוְהִנַּחְתִּ֥יve.hi.nach.TiH5117you on your own landאַדְמַתְכֶ֑ם'ad.mat.KhemH127.Then you will knowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and doneוְעָשִׂ֖יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213it,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

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