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Text -- Ezekiel 37:1-15 (NET)
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The Valley of Dry Bones
37:1 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed me in the midst of the valley , and it was full of bones .
37:2 He made me walk all around among them. I realized there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry .
37:3 He said to me, “Son of man , can these bones live ?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord , you know .”
37:4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones , and tell them: ‘Dry bones , hear the word of the Lord .
37:5 This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones : Look , I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live .
37:6 I will put tendons on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin ; I will put breath in you and you will live . Then you will know that I am the Lord .’”
37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded . There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard a rattling , and the bones came together, bone to bone .
37:8 As I watched , I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared , and skin covered over them from above , but there was no breath in them.
37:9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath ,– prophesy , son of man – and say to the breath : ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : Come from the four winds , O breath , and breathe on these corpses so that they may live .’”
37:10 So I prophesied as I was commanded , and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet , an extremely great army .
37:11 Then he said to me, “Son of man , these bones are all the house of Israel . Look , they are saying , ‘Our bones are dry , our hope has perished ; we are cut off .’
37:12 Therefore prophesy , and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : Look , I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves , my people . I will bring you to the land of Israel .
37:13 Then you will know that I am the Lord , when I open your graves and raise you from your graves , my people .
37:14 I will place my breath in you and you will live ; I will give you rest in your own land . Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act , declares the Lord .’”
37:15 The word of the Lord came to me:
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Regeneration |
KIDRON, THE BROOK |
EZEKIEL, 1 |
MOSES |
EZEKIEL, 2 |
Ezekiel, Book of |
Ezekiel |
Bones |
Resurrection |
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
DANIEL, BOOK OF |
Vision |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
BREATH; BREATHE; BREATHING |
Symbols and Similitudes |
Power |
Depravity of Mankind |
PLAINS |
WINDS |
DEATH |
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NET Notes: Eze 37:2 The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and is here tra...
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NET Notes: Eze 37:7 The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been tr...
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