Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. New Living Translation He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. New American Standard Bible He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible He caused me to pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. Amplified Bible He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry. Christian Standard Bible He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. Holman Christian Standard Bible He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The LORD showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were dried out. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation He led me all around the valley, and I could see that there were very many bones and that they were very dry. International Standard Version 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! Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible He made me walk all around among them. I realized there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation And caused me to pass by them around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible He made me walk among them in every direction. So many lay on the surface of the valley! How dry they were! New Revised Standard Version He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the valley; and lo, they were very dry. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he led me round about them every way: and, behold, there were very many on the face of the plain, very dry. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Valley of Dry Bones1The 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. 2He 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. 3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”… Cross References Revelation 11:11-12 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. Romans 8:11 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. John 5:25 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. 1 Corinthians 15:52 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. Isaiah 26:19 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. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Hosea 13:14 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. John 11:25-26 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?” Matthew 27:52-53 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. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 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. Isaiah 65:1-2 “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, Jeremiah 7:32-34 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.” Psalm 141:7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. Job 19:25-27 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! 2 Kings 13:21 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. Treasury of Scripture 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. valley. Deuteronomy 11:30 Are 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? they were 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. Psalm 141:7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. Jump to Previous Bones Caused Dry Face Floor Forth Great Led Open Past Round Surface Valley WideJump to Next Bones Caused Dry Face Floor Forth Great Led Open Past Round Surface Valley WideEzekiel 37 1. By the resurrection of dry bones11. the dead hope of Israel is revived 15. By the uniting of two sticks 18. is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah 21. The promises of Christ's kingdom He led me back and forth among them This phrase indicates divine guidance, as Ezekiel is being led by the Spirit of God. The Hebrew root for "led" is "נָהַג" (nahag), which implies a purposeful and directed movement. This guidance suggests that God is intentionally revealing something significant to Ezekiel. The act of being led "back and forth" emphasizes thoroughness and a comprehensive understanding of the situation. It reflects God's desire for Ezekiel to fully grasp the extent of the desolation and hopelessness represented by the bones. I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley bones that were very dry Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He led meוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי (wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇî·ra·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on all סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around around סָבִ֑יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around among them, עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and I saw וְהִנֵּ֨ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! a great מְאֹד֙ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily many [bones] רַבּ֤וֹת (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the floor פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the valley, הַבִּקְעָ֔ה (hab·biq·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1237: A split, a wide level valley between mountains and indeed וְהִנֵּ֖ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! they were very מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily dry. יְבֵשׁ֥וֹת (yə·ḇê·šō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 3002: Dry, dried Links Ezekiel 37:2 NIVEzekiel 37:2 NLT Ezekiel 37:2 ESV Ezekiel 37:2 NASB Ezekiel 37:2 KJV Ezekiel 37:2 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 37:2 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 37:2 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 37:2 French Bible Ezekiel 37:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:2 He caused me to pass by them (Ezek. 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