Ezekiel 37:2
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.
Ezekiel 37:2 in other translations
| BSB | He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. |
| YLT | and He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many are on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry. |
| DARBY | And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry. |
| BBE | And he made me go past them round about: and I saw that there was a very great number of them on the face of the wide valley, and they were very dry. |
| Webster | And caused me to pass by them around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry. |
What does Ezekiel 37:2 mean?
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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…
Ezekiel 37:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 37:2
- Psalms 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
- 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.
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Context
- Ezekiel 37:1
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,
- Ezekiel 37:2
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.
- Ezekiel 37:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
Ezekiel 37:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hízome pasar cerca de ellos por todo alrededor: y he aquí que eran muy muchos sobre la haz del campo, y por cierto secos en gran manera. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il me fit passer auprès d’eux, tout autour; et voici, ils étaient fort nombreux sur la face de la plaine; et voici, ils étaient très secs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er führte mich ringsherum an ihnen vorüber; und siehe, es waren sehr viele auf der Fläche des Tales, und siehe, sie waren sehr verdorrt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et circumduxit me per ea in gyro: erant autem multa valde super faciem campi, siccaque vehementer. |