Ezekiel 37
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me forth in the spirit of the Lord: and set me down in the midst of a plain that was full of bones.
2 And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry.
3 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live? And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest.
4 And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
5 Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
7 And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and as I prophesied there was a noise, and behold a commotion: and the bones came together, each one to its joint.
8 And I saw, and behold the sinews, and the flesh came up upon them: and the skin was stretched out over them, but there was no spirit in them.
9 And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again.
10 And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off.
12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have opened your sepulchres, and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my people:
14 And shall have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your own land: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken, and done it, saith the Lord God:
15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
16 And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.
17 And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand.
18 And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by this?
19 Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel that are associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Juda, and will make them one stick: and they shall be one in his hand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou hast written, shall be in thy hand, before their eyes.
21 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from the midst of the nations whither they are gone: and I will gather them on every side, and will bring them to their own land.
22 And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king over them all: and they shall no more be two nations, neither shall they be divided any more into two kingdoms.
23 Nor shall they be defiled any more with their idols, nor with their abominations, nor with all their iniquities: and I will save them out of all the places in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
24 And my servant David shall be king over them, and they shall have one shepherd: they shall walk in my judgments, and shall keep my commandments, and shall do them.
25 And they shall dwell in the land which I gave to my servant Jacob, wherein your fathers dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, they and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will establish them, and will multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever.
27 And my tabernacle shall be with them: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
28 And the nations shall know that I am the Lord the sanctifier of Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.
Ezekiel 37
New King James Version
The Dry Bones Live
37 The (A)hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out (B)in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
So I answered, “O Lord God, (C)You know.”
4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will (D)cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. (E)Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the [a]breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (F)“Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, (G)and [b]breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the (H)whole house of Israel. They indeed say, (I)‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, (J)O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and (K)bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I (L)will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”
One Kingdom, One King
15 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 “As for you, son of man, (M)take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for (N)the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’ 17 Then (O)join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.
18 “And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, (P)‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’— 19 (Q)say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take (R)the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’ 20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand (S)before their eyes.
21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely (T)I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; 22 and (U)I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and (V)one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. 23 (W)They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but (X)I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
24 (Y)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (Z)they shall all have one shepherd; (AA)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 (AB)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (AC)forever; and (AD)My servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 Moreover I will [c]make (AE)a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and (AF)multiply them, and I will set My (AG)sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (AH)My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be (AI)their God, and they shall be My people. 28 (AJ)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, (AK)sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 37:9 Breath of life
- Ezekiel 37:10 Breath of life
- Ezekiel 37:26 Lit. cut
Hesekiel 37
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
De förtorkade benen får liv
37 (A) Herrens hand kom över mig, och genom Herrens Ande fördes jag bort och sattes ner mitt i en dal som var full med ben. 2 Han förde mig fram bland dem, och se, de låg där i stora mängder över dalen. Och se, de var alldeles förtorkade. 3 Han sade till mig: ”Människobarn, kan de här benen få liv igen?” Jag svarade: ”Herre Gud, du vet det.”
4 Då sade han till mig: ”Profetera över dessa ben och säg till dem: Ni förtorkade ben, hör Herrens ord: 5 (B) Så säger Herren Gud till dessa ben: Se, jag ska låta ande komma in i er så att ni får liv. 6 Jag ska sätta senor på er och låta kött växa ut på er och täcka er med hud och ge er ande så att ni får liv. Och ni ska inse att jag är Herren.”
7 Jag profeterade som jag blivit befalld. Och när jag profeterade hördes ett ljud, det blev ett rassel, och benen kom tillsammans så att ben fogades till ben. 8 Medan jag såg på, växte senor och kött på dem och de täcktes med hud. Men ännu fanns det ingen ande i dem.
9 Då sade han till mig: ”Profetera till Anden, ja profetera, du människobarn, och säg till Anden: Så säger Herren Gud: Kom, du Ande, från de fyra väderstrecken och blås[a] på dessa slagna så att de får liv.” 10 (C) Och jag profeterade som han hade befallt mig. Då kom Anden in i dem, och de fick liv och reste sig upp på sina fötter, en mycket stor skara.
11 (D) Han sade till mig: ”Människobarn, dessa ben är hela Israels hus. Se, de säger: ’Våra ben är förtorkade, vårt hopp är ute, det är slut med oss.’ 12 (E) Profetera därför och säg till dem: Så säger Herren Gud: Se, jag ska öppna era gravar och hämta upp er, mitt folk, ur era gravar och låta er komma till Israels land. 13 Ni ska inse att jag är Herren, när jag öppnar era gravar och för upp er, mitt folk, ur dem. 14 (F) Jag ska låta min Ande komma in i er så att ni får liv, och jag ska låta er få bo i ert land. Och ni ska inse att jag, Herren, har sagt det, och att jag har gjort det, säger Herren.”
Ett folk – en kung
15 Herrens ord kom till mig: 16 ”Människobarn, ta en trästav och skriv på den: För Juda och Israels barn, hans medbröder. Ta sedan en annan trästav och skriv på den: För Josef, en trästav för Efraim och alla av Israels hus, hans medbröder. 17 Sätt sedan ihop dem med varandra till en enda stav, så att de blir ett i din hand.
18 (G) När dina landsmän då säger till dig: ’Förklara för oss vad du menar med detta’, 19 (H) då ska du svara dem: Så säger Herren Gud: Se, jag ska ta Josefs stav i Efraims hand, det vill säga Israels stammar, hans medbröder, och jag ska sätta ihop dem med Juda, med Juda stav, och göra dem till en enda stav så att de blir ett i min hand. 20 Stavarna som du har skrivit på ska du hålla i din hand inför deras ögon.
21 (I) Säg sedan till dem: Så säger Herren Gud: Se, jag ska hämta Israels barn ut från de folk dit de kommit. Jag ska samla dem från alla håll och föra dem in i deras land. 22 (J) Jag ska göra dem till ett enda folk i landet, på Israels berg, och de ska alla ha en och samma kung. De ska inte mer vara två folk och inte mer vara delade i två riken.
23 Och de ska inte mer orena sig med sina avgudar och vidrigheter och alla sina brott. Jag ska rädda dem från alla orter där de syndat och rena dem. De ska vara mitt folk, och jag ska vara deras Gud.
24 (K) Min tjänare David ska vara kung över dem, och de ska alla ha en och samma herde. De ska leva efter mina föreskrifter och hålla mina stadgar och följa dem. 25 (L) De ska bo i det land som jag gav min tjänare Jakob, det land där era fäder bodde. De ska själva bo där, de och deras barn och deras barnbarn till evig tid, och min tjänare David ska för evigt vara deras furste. 26 (M) Jag ska sluta ett fridsförbund med dem. Det ska vara ett evigt förbund med dem. Jag ska ge dem plats och föröka dem och låta min helgedom stå ibland dem för evigt. 27 (N) Min boning ska vara hos dem, och jag ska vara deras Gud, och de ska vara mitt folk. 28 Och folken ska inse att jag är Herren som helgar Israel, när min helgedom är mitt ibland dem för evigt.”
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