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Ezekiel 37

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 37 of 48

1 The hand of Jehovah was on me. And He brought me by the Spirit of Jehovah and made me rest in the midst of a valley, and it was full of bones.

2 And He made me pass among them round about. And, behold, very many were on the face of the valley. And, behold, they were very dry.

3 And He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I said, O Lord Jehovah You know.

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Chapter Summary

By the resurrection of dry bones the dead hope of Israel is revived.

Key Hebrew Words

עֶ֫צֶם bones H6106 · TWOT 1673c
רוּחַ breath, spirit H7307 · TWOT 2131a
חָיָה live, come to life H2421 · TWOT 644
עֵץ stick H6086 · TWOT 1670a
בְּרִית covenant (of peace) H1285 · TWOT 282a
מִקְדָּשׁ sanctuary H4720 · TWOT 1990f

Cross-References

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet ("son of man") who prophesies to the dry bones and to the breath, and joins the two sticks.

David

Named as Jehovah's servant, the one King and Shepherd over a reunited Israel forever.

Timeline

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

The Spirit places Ezekiel in a valley of dry bones. As he prophesies, the bones assemble, gain flesh, and the breath of life enters them, symbolizing God opening the graves of Israel and restoring them to their land,,,.

Ezekiel 37:1-14
Joining of the Two Sticks

Ezekiel writes on one stick for Judah and another for Joseph (Ephraim) and joins them together in his hand. This shows God's promise to reunite the divided kingdoms into one nation under one King, David,,.

Ezekiel 37:15-28

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