Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear 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.’

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.

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.

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 He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said to him, "Sovereign Lord, you know." 4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live.


Cross References

Jeremiah 22:29

O land of Judah, land of Judah, land of Judah! Listen to what the Lord has to say!

Ezekiel 36:1

"As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!

Numbers 20:8

"Take the staff and assemble the community, you and Aaron your brother, and then speak to the rock before their eyes. It will pour forth its water, and you will bring water out of the rock for them, and so you will give the community and their beasts water to drink."

1 Kings 13:2

With the authority of the Lord he cried out against the altar, "O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, 'Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.'"

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.

Isaiah 42:18

"Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones!

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'

Ezekiel 37:15-16

The word of the Lord came to me:

Micah 6:2

Hear the Lord's accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the Lord has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, 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.

John 2:5

His mother told the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it."

John 5:25

I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming -- and is now here -- when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 5:28-29

"Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

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