Ezekiel 37 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
Ezekiel is not in PT1904.
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1 The hand of the Lord was vpon me, and caryed me out in ye spirit of ye Lord, and set me downe in ye mids of the field, which was full of bones.
1 Yahweh’s hand was on me, and he brought me out in Yahweh’s Spirit, and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones.
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2 And he led me round about by them, and beholde, they were very many in the open fielde, and lo, they were very drie.
2 He caused me to pass by them all around; and behold, there were very many in the open valley, and behold, they were very dry.
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3 And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”
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4 Againe he sayde vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones and say vnto them, O ye dry bones, heare the word of the Lord.
4 Again he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, ‘You dry bones, hear Yahweh’s word.
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5 Thus saith the Lord God vnto these bones, Behold, I wil cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall liue.
5 The Lord Yahweh says to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
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6 And I will lay sinewes vpon you, and make flesh growe vpon you, and couer you with skinne, and put breath in you, that ye may liue, and yee shall know that I am the Lord.
6 I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”
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7 So I prophecied, as I was commanded: and as I prophecied, there was a noyse, and beholde, there was a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. As I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, there was an earthquake. Then the bones came together, bone to its bone.
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8 And when I beheld, loe, the sinewes, and the flesh grewe vpon them, and aboue, the skinne couered them, but there was no breath in them.
8 I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.
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9 Then sayd he vnto me, Prophecie vnto the winde: prophecie, sonne of man, and say to the winde, Thus sayth the Lord God, Come from the foure windes, O breath, and breathe vpon these slayne, that they may liue.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell the wind, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’”
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10 So I prophecied as hee had commanded me: and the breath came into them, and they liued, and stood vp vpon their feete, an exceeding great armie.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
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11 Then he sayd vnto me, Sonne of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone, and we are cleane cut off.
11 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 completely cut off.’
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12 Therefore prophecie, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, my people, I will open your graues, and cause you to come vp out of your sepulchres, and bring you into the lande of Israel,
12 Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will 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.
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13 And yee shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I haue opened your graues, O my people, and brought you vp out of your sepulchres,
13 You will know that I am Yahweh, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, my people.
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14 And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall liue, and I shall place you in your owne land: then yee shall knowe that I the Lord haue spoken it, and performed it, sayth the Lord.
14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it,” says Yahweh.’”
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16 Moreouer thou sonne of man, take thee a piece of wood, and write vpon it, Vnto Iudah, and to the children of Israel his companions the take another piece of wood, and write vpon it, Vnto Ioseph the tree of Ephraim, and to al the house of Israel his companions.
16 “You, son of man, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.’ Then take another stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions.’
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17 And thou shalt ioyne the one to another into one tree, and they shalbe as one in thine hand.
17 Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
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18 And when the children of thy people shall speake vnto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shewe vs what thou meanest by these?
18 “When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’
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19 Thou shalt answere them, Thus sayeth the Lord God, Behold, I wil take the tree of Ioseph, which is in the hande of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellowes, and will put them with him, euen with the tree of Iudah, and make them one tree, and they shalbe one in mine hand.
19 tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.
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20 And the pieces of wood, whereon thou writest, shalbe in thine hand, in their sight.
20 The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.”’
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21 And say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and wil gather them on euery side, and bring them into their owne land.
21 Say to them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land.
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22 And I will make them one people in the lande, vpon the mountaines of Israel, and one king shalbe king to them all: and they shalbe no more two peoples, neither bee deuided any more henceforth into two kingdomes.
22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. One king will be king to them all. They will no longer be two nations. They won’t be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
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23 Neither shall they bee polluted any more with their idoles, nor with their abominations, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will saue them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they haue sinned, and will clense them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
23 They won’t defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. So they will be my people, and I will be their God.
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24 And Dauid my seruant shalbe king ouer them, and they all shall haue one shepheard: they shall also walke in my iudgements, and obserue my statutes, and doe them.
24 “‘“My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances and observe my statutes, and do them.
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25 And they shall dwell in the lande, that I haue giuen vnto Iaakob my seruant, where your fathers haue dwelt, and they shall dwel therein, euen they, and their sonnes, and their sonnes sonnes for euer, and my seruant Dauid shall bee their prince for euer.
25 They will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince forever.
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26 Moreouer, I will make a couenant of peace with them: it shall be an euerlasting couenant with them, and I wil place them, and multiply them, and wil set my Sanctuarie among them for euermore.
26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them. It will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will place them, multiply them, and will set my sanctuary among them forever more.
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27 My tabernacle also shalbe with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.
27 My tent also will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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28 Thus the heathen shall knowe, that I the Lord do sanctifie Israel, when my Sanctuarie shall be among them for euermore.
28 The nations will know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forever more.”’”
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Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezekiel 3:22; Acts 8:39; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 33:22; Jeremiah 7:32
- 2 Psalm 141:7; Ezekiel 37:11
- 3 John 11:25–26; John 5:21; Deuteronomy 32:39; Romans 4:17; Hebrews 11:19
- 4 John 5:25; John 5:28–29; Matthew 21:21; Ezekiel 36:1; Jeremiah 22:29
- 5 Psalm 104:29–30; Ezekiel 37:14; Genesis 2:7; Ezekiel 37:9–10; John 20:22
- 6 Joel 2:27; Isaiah 49:23; Joel 3:17; Ezekiel 37:14; Ezekiel 38:23
- 7 Acts 2:2; 1 Kings 19:11–13; Acts 4:19; Jeremiah 13:5–7; Acts 2:37
- 9 John 3:8; Song of Songs 4:16; Ezekiel 37:14; Ezekiel 37:5; Psalm 104:30
- 10 Revelation 11:11; Psalm 104:30; Revelation 20:4–5
- 11 Ephesians 2:1; Psalm 77:7–9; Ezekiel 39:25; Ezekiel 36:10; Jeremiah 31:1
- 12 Isaiah 26:19; Hosea 13:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Isaiah 66:14; Amos 9:14–15
- 13 Ezekiel 37:6; Ezekiel 16:62; Psalm 126:2–3
- 14 Joel 2:28–29; Ezekiel 36:27; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:36; Ezekiel 39:29
- 16 2 Chronicles 15:9; 2 Chronicles 10:19; 2 Chronicles 10:17; Numbers 17:2–3; 1 Kings 12:16–20
- 17 Hosea 1:11; Jeremiah 50:4; Isaiah 11:13; Ezekiel 37:22–24; Zephaniah 3:9
- 18 Ezekiel 24:19; Ezekiel 12:9; Ezekiel 17:12; Ezekiel 20:49
- 19 Zechariah 10:6; Ephesians 2:13–14; Colossians 3:11; Ezekiel 37:16–17; 1 Chronicles 9:1–3
- 20 Ezekiel 12:3; Numbers 17:6–9; Hosea 12:10
- 21 Ezekiel 36:24; Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 16:15; Amos 9:14–15; Jeremiah 29:14
- 22 Ezekiel 37:24; Ezekiel 34:23–24; Jeremiah 3:18; Jeremiah 50:4; Genesis 49:10
- 23 Revelation 21:3–4; Ezekiel 36:28–29; 1 John 1:9; Revelation 21:7; Ephesians 5:26–27
- 24 Ezekiel 34:23–24; Hosea 3:5; Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 37:25; Ezekiel 36:27
- 25 Amos 9:15; Ezekiel 37:24; Ezekiel 36:28; Ezekiel 28:25; Zephaniah 3:14–15
- 26 Isaiah 55:3; Ezekiel 34:25; Hebrews 13:20–21; Jeremiah 30:19; Leviticus 26:11–12
- 27 Revelation 21:3; Ezekiel 37:23; Leviticus 26:11–12; John 1:14; 2 Corinthians 6:16
- 28 John 17:17–19; Ezekiel 20:12; Exodus 31:13; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Leviticus 21:8
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