Ezekiel 37 · Verse 11

Ezekiel 37:11

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.
Ezekiel 37:11, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:11 in other translations

BSBThen He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
WEBThen 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.’
ASVThen he said unto 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 clean cut off.
YLTAnd He saith unto me, ‘Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; lo, they are saying: Dried up have our bones, And perished hath our hope, We have been cut off by ourselves.
DARBYAnd 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!
BBEThen he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.
WebsterThen he said to 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.

What does Ezekiel 37:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 These 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

God restores dried bones to life. (Ezek 37:1-14) The whole house of Israel is represented as enjoying the blessings of Christ's kingdom. (Ezek 37:15-28) Verses 1-14 No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind was then told to blow upon these bodies; and they were restored to life. The wind was an emblem of the Spirit of God, and…

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Ezekiel 37:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
אֵלַי֒'e.Laito meH413
בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120
הָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.Motthe bonesH6106
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
כָּל\־kol-[are] allH3605
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הֵ֑מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehthere!H2009
אֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.Rim[they are] sayingH559
יָבְשׁ֧וּya.ve.Shuthey have dried upH3001
עַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nubones ourH6106
וְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.Dahand it has been lostH6
תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuhope ourH8615
נִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuwe have been cut offH1504
לָֽנוּ\׃La.nu<for> ourselves

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Cross references for Ezekiel 37:11

  • Ephesians 2:1

    And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

  • Psalms 77:7-9

    Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

  • Ezekiel 39:25

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

  • Ezekiel 36:10

    And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

  • Jeremiah 31:1

    At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

  • Isaiah 49:14

    But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

  • Ezekiel 37:1-8

    The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. …

  • Numbers 17:12-13

    And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

  • Jeremiah 2:25

    Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

  • Psalms 141:7

    Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

  • Hosea 1:11

    Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

  • Jeremiah 33:24-26

    Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
whole house.
16,19; 36:10; 39:25; Jer 31:1; 33:24-26; Ho 1:11; Ro 11:26
2Co 5:14; Eph 2:1
Our bones.
1-8; Nu 17:12,13; Ps 77:7-9; 141:7; Isa 40:27; 49:14; Jer 2:25

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Context

  • Ezekiel 37:10

    So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

  • Ezekiel 37:11

    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.

  • Ezekiel 37:12

    Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

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Ezekiel 37:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Díjome luego: Hijo del hombre, todos estos huesos son la casa de Israel. He aquí, ellos dicen: Nuestros huesos se secaron, y pereció nuestra esperanza, y somos del todo talados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il me dit: Fils d’homme, ces os sont toute la maison d’Israël. Voici, ils disent: Nos os sont desséchés, et notre attente a péri; nous sommes retranchés!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu mir: Menschensohn, diese Gebeine sind das ganze Haus Israel. Siehe, sie sprechen: Unsere Gebeine sind verdorrt, und unsere Hoffnung ist verloren; wir sind dahin
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, ossa hæc universa, domus Israël est. Ipsi dicunt: Aruerunt ossa nostra, et periit spes nostra, et abscissi sumus.