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 Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. 2He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” 4Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!

Ezekiel 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.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• can these bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:3

• John 6:5Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
• 1 Samuel 2:6The Lord gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.
• John 5:21For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.
• John 11:25Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
• Acts 26:8Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead?
• Romans 4:17That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
• 2 Corinthians 1:9In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
• Hebrews 11:19Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:3

• Bones
• Depravity of Man
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• God
• Son of man
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Kidron, the Brook

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