EZE 37:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ ζήσεται τὰ ὀστέα ταῦτα; καὶ εἶπα, Κύριε Κύριε, σὺ ἐπίστῃ ταῦτα.
(Kai eipe pros me, huie anthrōpou, ei zaʸsetai ta ostea tauta; kai eipa, Kurie Kurie, su epistaʸ tauta. )

BrTr And he said to me, Son of man, will these bones live? and I said, O Lord God, thou knowest this.

ULT He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live again?” So I said, “Lord Yahweh, you alone know.”

UST He asked me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones can become living people again?”
¶ I replied, “Yahweh my Lord, only you know if that can happen.”

BSB § Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?”
§ “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”

OEB And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

WEBBE He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
¶ I answered, “Lord GOD, you know.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

LSV And He says to me, “Son of man, do these bones live?” And I say, “O Lord YHWH, You have known.”

FBV Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come back to life?”
¶ “Lord God, only you know the answer,” I replied.

T4T He asked me, “You human, do you think that these bones can become living people again?”
¶ I replied, “Yahweh my Lord, only you know if that can happen.”

LEB And he said to me, “Son of man,[fn] can these bones live?” And I said, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”

37:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”

BBE And he said to me, Son of man, is it possible for these bones to come to life? And I made answer, and said, It is for you to say, O Lord.

Moff No Moff EZE book available

JPS And He said unto me: 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered: 'O Lord GOD, Thou knowest.'

ASV And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

DRA And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live? And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest.

YLT And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, do these bones live?' And I say, 'O Lord Jehovah, Thou — Thou hast known.'

Drby And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

RV And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

Wbstr And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? and I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

KJB-1769 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
(And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou/you knowest. )

KJB-1611 And hee said vnto mee, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? and I answered, O LORD God, thou knowest.
(And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones liue? and I answered, O LORD God, thou/you knowest.)

Bshps Then saide he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, thinkest thou these bones may liue againe? I aunswered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.
(Then said he unto me: Thou son of man, thinkest thou/you these bones may live again? I answered, O Lord God, thou/you knowest.)

Gnva And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
(And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lord God, thou/you knowest. )

Cvdl Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sonne of man: thinkest thou these bones maye lyue agayne? I answered: O LORDE God, thou knowest.
(Then said he unto me: Thou son of man: thinkest thou/you these bones may live again? I answered: O LORD God, thou/you knowest.)

Wyc And he seide to me, Gessist thou, sone of man, whether these boonys schulen lyue? And Y seide, Lord God, thou wost.
(And he said to me, Gessist thou/you, son of man, whether these boonys should lyue? And I said, Lord God, thou/you wost.)

Luth Und er sprach zu mir: Du Menschenkind, meinest du auch, daß diese Beine wieder lebendig werden? Und ich sprach: HErr HErr, das weißt du wohl.
(And he spoke to mir: You Menschenkind, meinest you also, that this/these Beine again lifedig become? And I spoke: LORD LORD, the weißt you wohl.)

ClVg Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, putasne vivent ossa ista? Et dixi: Domine Deus, tu nosti.
(And he_said to me: Fili of_man, putasne vivent ossa ista? And dixi: Domine God, you nosti. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Promise of New Life

The Resurrection is a core tenet of Christian faith—without it, our faith is useless (1 Cor 15:14). God has promised that we share this resurrection with Christ (Col 3:1), and it is important to rightly understand exactly what new life God promises to us.

Ezekiel 37 might at first appear to teach that all people will be resurrected from the dead, living again in new bodies after their present bodies die. However, Ezekiel is not dealing with the general question, “Can human bones return to life?” Ezekiel and his audience were already familiar with the possibility of dead people being raised to life because of their knowledge of the miracles of Elijah and Elisha (1 Kgs 17:17-24; 2 Kgs 4:31-37; 13:20-21). Instead, Ezekiel is addressing the particular question, “Can these bones live?” That is, could the nation of Judah—a denuded, dismembered, and desiccated nation—be restored?

At that time, the Babylonians had devastated Judah, the Temple had been destroyed, and many of the people had been exiled to Babylon. The people still in Judah were a mere remnant, only the poorest of the poor (see 2 Kgs 25:8-12). Many concluded that there was no future for God’s people. They said, “We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished” (Ezek 37:11). The question was not whether God could raise them to new life, but whether he would perform such a miracle for the dry bones that represented Israel.

The prophet answered this question with a resounding Yes! God would return his people to life through an outpouring of his Spirit in response to the prophet’s word. Their death because of their sins was real, but God would not leave them in the grave (cp. Ps 16:10). Rather, he promised that in the future he would give his people life by his Spirit and would transform them into a new creation, a new Spirit-filled Israel. This new people of God would be raised to their feet as a mighty army that would serve the Lord.

God is capable of raising to life both those who are physically dead and those who are spiritually dead. He chooses to give the miracle of new birth to undeserving sinners (see John 3:5-7; Eph 2:1-7). Those who experience the death of sin in their lives also experience the new life that God offers through his Spirit—both now and in eternity (see Rom 8:5-13; Col 3:1-11). He makes people whom the world would write off as irredeemable acceptable to himself in Christ (1 Cor 6:9-11), and he equips them for fruitful work in his service (Eph 4:12-13; 6:11-18).

Passages for Further Study

1 Kgs 17:17-24; 2 Kgs 4:31-37; 13:20-21; Ps 16:10; Ezek 18:31; 37:1-28; 39:29; Matt 22:31-32; Rom 8:11; 2 Cor 5:17

Parallel EZE 37:3