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Ezekiel 37:2

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.

KJV

Et circumduxit me per ea in gyro : erant autem multa valde super faciem campi, siccaque vehementer.

Vulgate

καὶ περιήγαγέν με ἐπ’ αὐτὰ κυκλόθεν κύκλῳ, καὶ ἰδοὺ πολλὰ σφόδρα ἐπὶ προσώπου τοῦ πεδίου, ξηρὰ σφόδρα.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/הֶעֱבִירַ֥/נִי עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה רַבּ֤וֹת מְאֹד֙ עַל פְּנֵ֣י הַ/בִּקְעָ֔ה וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה יְבֵשׁ֥וֹת מְאֹֽד

Hebrew

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In this verse

Places Valley of Dry Bones

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בִקְעַ֣ת
bq't
noun · 20×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יָבֵ֑שׁ
ybsh
adjective · 9×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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Cross-references

  • Ezek 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.
  • Ps 141:7 — Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
  • Rev 20:5 — But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.