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Bible in Basic English

And again he said to me, Be a prophet to these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, give ear to the word of the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

International Standard Version

Then the LORD told me, "Prophesy to these bones. Tell them: "You dry bones, listen to the message from the LORD: "

A Conservative Version

Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of LORD.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’

Darby Translation

And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to me, Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.

King James 2000

Again he said unto me, Prophesy to these bones, and say unto them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, [to] the dry bones, 'Hear the word of Yahweh!

Modern King James verseion

Again He said to me, Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the Word of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said unto me, "Prophesy thou upon these bones, and speak unto them, 'Ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

NET Bible

Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

Again he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, 'You dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.'

The Emphasized Bible

Then said he unto me, Prophesy, over these bones, - and thou shalt say unto them, Ye bones so dry! hear ye the word of Yahweh!

Webster

Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

World English Bible

Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

and say

Usage: 0

unto them, O ye dry
יבשׁ 
Yabesh 
dry
Usage: 9

עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

the word
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

Context Readings

A Valley Of Dried Bones; A Renewed Nation Of Israel

3 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. 4 And again he said to me, Be a prophet to these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, give ear to the word of the Lord. 5 This is what the Lord has said to these bones: See, I will make breath come into you so that you may come to life;

Cross References

Jeremiah 22:29

O earth, earth, earth, give ear to the word of the Lord!

Ezekiel 36:1

And you, son of man, be a prophet about the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, give ear to the word of the Lord:

Numbers 20:8

Take the rod, you and Aaron, your brother, and make all the people come together, and before their eyes give orders to the rock to give out its water; and so make water come out of the rock for them, and give the people and their cattle drink.

1 Kings 13:2

And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.

Isaiah 42:18

Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.

Ezekiel 37:15-16

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Micah 6:2

Give ear, O you mountains, to the Lord's cause, and take note, you bases of the earth: for the Lord has a cause against his people, and he will take it up with Israel.

Matthew 21:21

And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

John 2:5

His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.

John 5:25

Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life.

John 5:28-29

Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,

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