Parallel Verses
King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
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.
Holman 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.
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!
A Conservative 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.
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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
And he made me go past them round about: and I saw that there was a very great number of them on the face of the wide valley, and they were very dry.
Darby Translation
And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he led me {all around} over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry.
Modern King James verseion
And He made me pass among them all around. And behold, very many were on the face of the valley. And lo, they were very dry.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he led me round about by them, and behold, the bones that lay upon the field were very many, and marvelous dry also.
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 behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
The Emphasized Bible
and he caused me to pass near them. round about on every side, - and lo! they were very many on the face of the plain, and lo! they were very dry.
Webster
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Ezekiel » Visions » Of the valley of dry bones
Israel/jews » Israel being revived
Jews, the » Conversion of, illustrated
The Resurrection » Illustrated
Revelation » Methods of » Prophetic visions
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 37:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Valley Of Dried Bones; A Renewed Nation Of Israel
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 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. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Cross References
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?
Psalm 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
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.