Ezekiel · Literal Standard Version
Ezekiel 37 Literal Standard Version
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1 There has been a hand of YHWH on me, and He takes me forth in [the] Spirit of YHWH, and places me in the midst of the valley, and it is 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.
2 and He causes me to pass over by them, all around, and behold, very many [are] on the face of the valley, and behold—very dry.
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.
3 And He says to me, “Son of man, do these bones live?” And I say, “O Lord YHWH, You have known.”
3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”
4 And He says to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones, and you have said to them, O dry bones, hear a word of YHWH!
4 Again he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, ‘You dry bones, hear Yahweh’s word.
5 Thus said Lord YHWH to these bones: Behold, I am bringing a spirit into you, and you have lived,
5 The Lord Yahweh says to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
6 and I have given sinews on you, and cause flesh to come up on you, and covered you over with skin, and given a spirit in you, and you have lived, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”
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.”’”
7 And I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise as I am prophesying, and behold, a rushing, and the bones draw near, bone to its 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.
8 And I beheld, and behold, sinews [are] on them, and flesh has come up, and skin covers them over above—and there is no spirit 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.
9 And He says to me: “Prophesy to the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and you have said to the Spirit, Thus said Lord YHWH: Come in from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they live.”
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.”’”
10 And I have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit comes into them, and they live, and stand on their feet—a very, very great force.
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.
11 And He says to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they are saying, Our bones have dried up, || And our hope has perished, || We have been cut off by ourselves.
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.’
12 Therefore, prophesy, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am opening your graves, || And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, || And brought you into the land 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.
13 And you have known that I [am] YHWH, || In My opening your graves, || And in My bringing you up out of your graves, O My people.
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.
14 And I have given My Spirit in you, and you have lived, || And I have caused you to rest on your land, || And you have known that I, YHWH, have spoken, and I have done [it], || A declaration of YHWH.”
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.’”
15 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
15 Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,
16 “And you, son of man, take one stick for yourself, and write on it, || For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, || For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all 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.’
17 and bring them near to one another, to you, for one stick, and they have become one in your hand.
17 Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
18 And when sons of your people speak to you, saying, Do you not declare to us what these [are] to you?
18 “When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’
19 Speak to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am taking the stick of Joseph, that [is] in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and have given them to him, with the stick of Judah, and have made them become one stick, and they have been one in My 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.
20 And the sticks on which you write have been in your hand before your eyes,
20 The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.”’
21 and speak to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am taking the sons of Israel, || From among the nations to where they have gone, || And have gathered them from all around, || And I have brought them into their 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.
22 And I have made them become one nation in the land, on mountains of Israel, || And one king is to them all for king, || And they are no longer as two nations, || Nor are they divided anymore into two kingdoms again.
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.
23 Nor are they defiled anymore with their idols, || And with their abominations, || And with any of their transgressions, || And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, || In which they have sinned, || And I have cleansed them, || And they have been to Me for a people, || And I am to them for 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.
24 And My servant David [is] king over them, || And they all have one shepherd, || And they go in My judgments, || And they keep My statutes, and have done 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.
25 And they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, || In which your fathers have dwelt, || And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, || And their son’s sons—for all time, || And My servant David [is] their prince for all time.
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.
26 And I have made a covenant of peace with them, || It is a perpetual covenant with them, || And I have placed them, and multiplied them, || And placed My sanctuary in their midst for all time.
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.
27 And My dwelling place has been over them, || And I have been to them for God, || And they have been to Me for a people.
27 My tent also will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
28 And the nations have known that I, YHWH, am sanctifying Israel, || In My sanctuary being in their midst for all time!”
28 The nations will know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forever more.”’”
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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