Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 37

1Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068wasuponH5921meH5921, and hecarriedH3318meH5921outH3318in thespiritבְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andsetוַיְנִיחֵ֖נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117meH5921downH5117in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thevalleyהַבִּקְעָ֑הha.bik.'AhH1237; and it wasfullמְלֵאָ֥הme.le.'AhH4392ofbonesעֲצָמֽוֹת׃a.tza.MotH6106;

2And he causedmeH6440topassוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִיve.he.'e.vi.Ra.niH5674by themroundסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439: andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, there wereveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227in theopenH6440valleyהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237; andloוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966dryיְבֵשׁ֥וֹתye.ve.ShotH3002.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,canיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106liveהֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָהha.tich.Yei.nahH2421? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, thou knowest.

4Again hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012overtheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, O yedryהַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.ShotH3002bonesהָעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136untotheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesלָעֲצָמ֖וֹתla.'a.tza.MotH6106:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I will causebreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307toenterH935intoH935youH935, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶֽם׃vich.yi.TemH2421.

6And I willlayוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414sinewsגִּדִ֜יםgi.DimH1517uponH5921youH3588, and willbringוְֽהַעֲלֵתִ֧יve.ha.'al.TiH5927upH5927fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320uponH5921youH3588, andcoverוְקָרַמְתִּ֤יve.ka.ram.TiH7159youH3588withskinע֔וֹרorH5785, andputוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307inyouH3588, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֑םvich.yi.TemH2421; and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7SoH1961Iprophesiedוְנִבֵּ֖אתִיve.ni.Be.tiH5012as I wascommandedצֻוֵּ֑יתִיtzu.Vei.tiH6680: and as Iprophesiedכְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ke.hi.na.ve.'IH5012, there was anoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963, andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009anearthquakeרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494, and thebonesעֲצָמ֔וֹתa.tza.MotH6106cameH1961togetherוַתִּקְרְב֣וּva.tik.re.VuH7126,boneעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106to hisboneעַצְמֽוֹ׃atz.MoH6106.

8And I beheld, andloוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, there weresinewsגִּדִים֙gi.DimH1517uponעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, andfleshוּבָשָׂ֣רu.va.SarH1320cameH5927upH5927, andskinע֖וֹרorH5785coveredוַיִּקְרַ֧םvai.yik.RamH7159themaboveעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921: but there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in them.

9ThensaidH559he untomeH413,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012unto thewindהָר֑וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָ֠דָם'A.domH120, andsayH559to thewindהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Comeבֹּ֣אִיBo.'iH935from thefourמֵאַרְבַּ֤עme.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּחוֹת֙ru.chOtH7307, Obreathהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andbreatheוּפְחִ֛יu.fe.ChiH5301uponH935theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428slainבַּהֲרוּגִ֥יםba.ha.ru.GimH2026, that they mayliveוְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ve.Yich.YuH2421.

10Soכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Iprophesiedוְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִיve.hi.na.Be.tiH5012as hecommandedצִוָּ֑נִיtzi.Va.niH6680meH5921; and thebreathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameH935intoH935them, and theylivedוַיִּֽחְי֗וּvai.yich.YuH2421, andstoodH5975upH5975uponH5921theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, anexceedingH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

11Then hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559untomeאֵלַי֒'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106are thewholeH3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, theysayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, Ourbonesעַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nuH6106aredriedH3001upH3001, and ourhopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615islostוְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.DahH6;weH3605are cleancutנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504offH1504.

12Thereforeprophesyהִנָּבֵ֨אhi.na.Ve'H5012, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, I willopenפֹתֵ֜חַfo.Te.achH6605yourgravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, and causeyouH935tocomeH935upוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֥יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927outאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413of yourgravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, O mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I haveopenedבְּפִתְחִ֣יbe.fit.ChiH6605yourgravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, and causedyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588tocomeH5927upH5927outH3045of yourgravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, O mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

14And I willputוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307inyouH3588, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֔םvich.yi.TemH2421, and I willplaceH5414youH3588in your ownlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֑ם'ad.mat.KhemH127: and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, andperformedH5414it, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

15Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961againH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee onestickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921it, ForJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270: thentakeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, andwriteוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789uponעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921it, ForJosephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130, thestickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and forallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270:

17andjoinוְקָרַ֨בve.ka.RavH7126them for thee one toanotherH259intoאֶל־'el-H413onestickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086, that they maybecomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961one in thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971shallspeakיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wilt thounotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808shewusאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413whatמָה־mah-H4100thou meanest bytheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?

19sayאָמַר֮'a.MarH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, I willtakeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947thestickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thetribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270; and I willputוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them with it,evenH853with thestickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, andmakeH5414them onestickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086, and they shall be one in minehandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

20And thesticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086whereon thou writest shall be in thinehandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027beforeH5869theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

21Andsayאָמַר֮'a.MarH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I willtakeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from among thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, whither they begoneהָֽלְכוּ־hal.khu-H1980, and willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908them oneveryH5439sideH5439, andbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935themintoH413their ownlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127:

22and I willmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213them onenationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,uponH1961themountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and onekingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shall bekingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428to themallH3605: and they shall benoוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808moreH5750twoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,neitherוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808shall they bedividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673intoH776twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467anyH3605moreH5750atallH3605:

23neitherH3808shall theydefileיִֽטַמְּא֣וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930themselvesH2891anyH3605moreע֗וֹדodH5750with theiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544,norH3808with theirdetestableוּבְשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.shi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251things,norH3808withanyH3605of theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588: but I willsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467themoutH3605ofallH3605theirdwellingמוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙mo.she.vo.tei.HemH4186placesH4186,whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havesinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398, and willcleanseוְטִהַרְתִּ֤יve.ti.har.TiH2891them:soH1961shall they be mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

24And myservantוְעַבְדִּ֤יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732shall bekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over them; and theyallלְכֻלָּ֑םle.khu.LamH3605shall have oneshepherdוְרוֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462: they shall also walk in myjudgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יu.ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941, andobserveיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213them.

25And they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427in thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I havegivenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414untoJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650,whereinH834yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1dweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427; and they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427therein, they, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildren’sוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיהֶם֙ve.nei.HemH1121, foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769: andDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650shall be theirprinceנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26Moreoverיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961I willmakeH5414acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them: it shall be aneverlastingH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285with them: and I willplaceH5414them, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235them, and willsetH5414mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432of them for evermore.

27Mytabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִי֙mish.ka.NiH4908also shall be with them; and I will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, and they shall be mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

28And thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatsanctifyמְקַדֵּ֖שׁme.ka.DeshH6942Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720shall be in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432of them for evermore.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

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