New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 37:11
11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the 1entire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our 2bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are 3completely 4cut off.’
Ezekiel 37:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’
Context of Ezekiel 37:11
9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘The Lord God says this: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, so that they come to life.”’” 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the entire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.’ 12Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people.
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:11 word by word
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֵלַי֒ בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵ֑מָּה הִנֵּ֣ה אֹמְרִ֗ים יָבְשׁ֧וּ עַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּ וְאָבְדָ֥ה תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ לָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Then He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to me, “Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- entireכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- are driedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
- and our hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
- has perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- cutגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:11
- Ezekiel 37:16“Now you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.’
- Ezekiel 36:10And I will multiply people on you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the ruins will be rebuilt.
- Ezekiel 39:25Therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on all the house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.
- Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord chose, He has rejected them’? So they despise My people as no longer being a nation in their sight.
- Hosea 1:11And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be gathered together, And they will appoint for themselves one leader, And they will go up from the land, For the day of Jezreel will be great.
- Romans 11:26and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your offenses and sins,
- Ezekiel 37:1The 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.
- Numbers 17:12Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we are passing away, we are perishing, we are all perishing!
- Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
- Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Isaiah 40:27Why do you say, Jacob, and you assert, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
- Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, “The Lord has abandoned me, And the Lord has forgotten me.”
- Jeremiah 2:25Keep your feet from being bare, And your throat from thirst; But you said, ‘It is hopeless! No! For I have loved strangers, And I will walk after them.’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11These bones are the whole house of Israel - That is, their state is represented by these bones; and their restoration to their own land is represented by the revivification of these bones.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11We are cut off for our parts - That is, “as for us, we are cut off.” The people had fallen into despair.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14The oracle that follows explains this vision. The people in exile felt as lifeless as old, dry bones. They believed all hope was lost. However, the Lord could and would restore them to life. God would call them his people again. He promised to open their graves of exile and bring them back to the land of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Our bones are dried--(Psa 141:7), explained by "our hope is lost" (Is 49:14); our national state is as hopeless of resuscitation, as marrowless bones are of reanimation. cut off for our parts--that is, so far as we are concerned. There is nothing in us to give hope, like a withered branch "cut off" from a tree, or a limb from the body.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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