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They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, <i>there were</i> very many in the open valley; and, lo, <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, <i>there were</i> very many in the open valley; and indeed <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had me pass among them all around, and behold, <i>there were</i> very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, <i>there were</i> very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He caused me to pass among them all around, and behold, <i>there were</i> very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, <i>there were</i> very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, <i>they were</i> very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were dried out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He led me all around them. I saw that there were very many bones at the bottom of the valley, and they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He led me all around the valley, and I could see that there were very many bones and that they were very dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He led me here and there throughout the valley, and I was amazed to see that the surface of the entire valley was covered with myriads of very dry bones! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made me walk all around among them. I realized there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He caused me to pass by them all around: and look, there were very many in the open valley; and look, they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And caused me to pass by them around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he caused me to pass over them round about, round about: and behold, exceeding many upon the face of the valley; and behold, exceedingly dry.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He made me walk among them in every direction. So many lay on the surface of the valley! How dry they were!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the valley; and lo, they were very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he made me pass over them and around them, and I saw that there were very in the plain, and they were very dry<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he led me round about them every way: and, behold, <i>there were</i> very many on the face of the plain, very dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇî·ra·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">He led me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">among them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the floor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1237.htm" title="1237: hab·biq·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- A valley, plain. From baqa'; properly, a split, i.e. A wide level valley between mountains.">of the valley,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">they were very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3002.htm" title="3002: yə·ḇê·šō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Dry, dried. From yabesh; dry.">dry.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Revelation 11:11-12</a></span><br />But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them. / And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-25.htm">John 5:25</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a></span><br />in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Matthew 27:52-53</a></span><br />The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. / After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1-2</a></span><br />“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ / All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32-34</a></span><br />So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room. / The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away. / I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a></span><br />Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, see, they were very dry.</p><p class="hdg">valley.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a></b></br> <i>Are</i> they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?</p><p class="hdg">they were</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Ezekiel 37:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7</a></b></br> Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth <i>wood</i> upon the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Past</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-36.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-3.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-4.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Past</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He led me all around among them</b><br>This phrase indicates that Ezekiel is being guided by the Spirit of the Lord, emphasizing divine direction and revelation. The act of being led around suggests a thorough examination, highlighting the importance of understanding the full scope of the vision. This mirrors other instances in Scripture where God leads His prophets to witness significant events, such as Moses on Mount Sinai or John in the Book of Revelation. The guidance underscores the prophetic nature of the vision, as Ezekiel is shown the reality of Israel's spiritual state.<p><b>and I saw a great many bones</b><br>The "great many bones" symbolize the vast number of Israelites who are spiritually dead and in exile. This imagery is powerful, representing the nation of Israel scattered and lifeless, much like bones without flesh. The bones can also be seen as a metaphor for hopelessness and despair, reflecting the condition of the people who have been cut off from their homeland and their God. This vision is a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience and idolatry, as outlined in the covenant curses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>on the floor of the valley</b><br>The valley is often a place of battle or judgment in biblical literature. This setting may evoke memories of the Valley of Jezreel, a site of numerous conflicts in Israel's history. The valley floor, being a low point, symbolizes the depth of Israel's desolation and separation from God. It is a place where life seems impossible, yet it is precisely here that God chooses to demonstrate His power to restore and revive.<p><b>and indeed, they were very dry</b><br>The dryness of the bones emphasizes the extent of Israel's spiritual death and the impossibility of life returning by natural means. In the ancient Near East, dry bones would indicate a long period without life, suggesting that Israel's exile and spiritual decay have persisted for a significant time. This detail underscores the miraculous nature of the prophecy that follows, as only divine intervention can bring life to such a state. The dryness also connects to other biblical themes of spiritual thirst and the need for the living water that only God can provide, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a> and <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, called to deliver messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the one receiving the vision of the dry bones.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley.htm">The Valley</a></b><br>Represents a place of desolation and death, symbolizing the spiritual and national state of Israel at the time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dry_bones.htm">The Dry Bones</a></b><br>Symbolize the house of Israel, which is spiritually dead and in need of revival and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The one who leads Ezekiel through the vision, demonstrating His power to bring life and hope to what seems hopeless.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A prophetic revelation given to Ezekiel to convey God's promise of restoration and renewal for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>God has the power to bring life to the dead and hope to the hopeless. No situation is beyond His ability to restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as the dry bones needed the breath of life, we need the Holy Spirit to revive our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the most desolate circumstances, God promises restoration and renewal. We can trust in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves as a reminder of God's promises and His plan for redemption and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>We are called to have faith in God's promises, even when the situation seems impossible.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_bible_visualization.htm">What is Bible Visualization?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_amos_8_2_with_later_hope.htm">In Amos 8:2, God says he will spare Israel no longer--how do we reconcile this final judgment with later restoration passages in other prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Very dry</span>--as showing that it was a long time since life had left them, and that the possibility of their living again was far removed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he caused me to pass by them round about</span>. Not over, as Keil, Klie-foth, and Plumptre translate, but round about them, so as to view them from every side. The result of the prophet's inspection of the bones was to excite within him a feeling of surprise which expressed itself in a twofold behold; the first occasioned by a contemplation of their number, <span class="cmt_word">very many</span>, and their situation, <span class="cmt_word">in the open valley</span>, literally, <span class="accented">upon the face of the valley; i.e.</span> not underground, where they could not have been seen, but upon the surface of the soil, and not piled up in heaps, but scattered over the ground; and the second by a discernment of their condition as <span class="cmt_word">very dry</span>, so bleached and withered as to foreclose, not the possibility alone, but also the thought of their resuscitation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He led me</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇî·ra·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֣יב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a great</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many [bones]</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבּ֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the floor</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the valley,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבִּקְעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·biq·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1237.htm">Strong's 1237: </a> </span><span class="str2">A split, a wide level valley between mountains</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and indeed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were very</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dry.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבֵשׁ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇê·šō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3002.htm">Strong's 3002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry, dried</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Ezekiel 37:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/37-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:2 He caused me to pass by them (Ezek. 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