Ezekiel 37:4

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And He saith unto me, `Prophesy concerning these bones, and thou hast said unto them: O dry bones, hear a word of Jehovah:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 37:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. 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.’”
  3. Job 10:11You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
  4. 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.
  5. Isaiah 42:18Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
  6. Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
  7. 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.
  8. 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.’
  9. Ezekiel 37:15Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  10. 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:
  11. 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.
  12. John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
  13. 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.
  14. John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

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