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Ezekiel 37:11
11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say: ‘Our bones are dried up; our hope is lost; we are cut off—by ourselves.’
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 Ruach. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the Ruach, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Come from the four winds, Ruach! Breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10So I prophesied just as He commanded me. The Ruach came into them and they lived. They stood up on their feet, a vast army. Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say: ‘Our bones are dried up; our hope is lost; we are cut off—by ourselves.’ 12Therefore prophesy and say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I will open your graves. I will bring you up out of your graves, My people. I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13You will know that I am Adonai, when I have opened your graves and brought you up out of your graves, My people.
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וַיֹּאמֶר֮ אֵלַי֒ בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵ֑מָּה הִנֵּ֣ה אֹמְרִ֗ים יָבְשׁ֧וּ עַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּ וְאָבְדָ֥ה תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ לָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto me, Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- these bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- are the whole houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- are driedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
- and our hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
- is lostאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- we are cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:11
- Ezekiel 37:16“You, son of man, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah’—for Bnei-Yisrael joined with him. Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph’—the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel joined with him.
- Ezekiel 36:10I will settle a large population upon you—the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be inhabited. The desolate places will be built up.
- Ezekiel 39:25Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Now I will restore Jacob from exile, when I have compassion on the whole house of Israel. I will be zealous for My holy Name.
- Jeremiah 31:1Thus says Adonai: “The people surviving the sword found grace in the wilderness— where I gave Israel rest.”
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not noticed what this people have spoken, saying: ‘The two families which Adonai did choose, He has rejected them’? Thus they despise My people—no longer a nation before them.”
- Romans 11:26and in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion. He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Messiah compels us, since we have concluded that One died for all; as a result all died.
- Ephesians 2:1You were dead in your trespasses and sins.
- Ezekiel 37:1The hand of Adonai was upon me. The Ruach Adonai carried me out and set me down in the middle of the valley. It was full of bones.
- Numbers 17:12But Bnei-Yisrael said to Moses saying, “Look! We will die! We are all lost! We are lost!
- Psalms 77:7In the night I remember my song. I meditate with my heart and my spirit is searching.
- Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks open the earth, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Isaiah 40:27Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from Adonai, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
- Isaiah 49:14But Zion said: “Adonai has forsaken me, Adonai has forgotten me.”
- Jeremiah 2:25Do not run while your feet are bare and your throat is thirsty. But you said ‘There is no hope! No! For I have loved foreign gods and I will go 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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