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Ezekiel 37:4

And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!

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ASV

Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.

KJV

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
הִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'prophesyH5012 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
הָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.Motthe bonesH6106 →
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
הָעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtO bonesH6106 →
הַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.Shot<the> dryH3002 →
שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UhearH8085 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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John 5:25Truly, 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.John 5:28–29Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voiceMicah 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.Ezekiel 36:1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!Isaiah 26:19Your 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.Ezekiel 37:11Then 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.’John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”1 Kings 13:2And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”2 Kings 7:1Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”Isaiah 42:18Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!Ezekiel 37:15–16Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:Revelation 10:11And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

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About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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