Ezekiel 37:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל־הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הָעֲצָמוֹת֙ הַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹת שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to me hinnābēʾ upon hāʿăṣāmôt hāʾēlleh and wᵊʾāmartā to them hāʿăṣāmôt hayyᵊbēšôt šimʿû dᵊbar-Yᵊhwâ

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: verb, qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *hinnābēʾ*: verb, niphal imperative, masculine singular - prophesy
• *ʿal-hāʿăṣāmôt*: preposition with noun, feminine plural with definite article - upon/to the bones
• *hāʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun - these
• *wᵊʾāmartā*: verb, qal perfect with waw-conjunctive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall say
• *ʾălêhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
• *hāʿăṣāmôt*: noun, feminine plural with definite article - the bones
• *hayyᵊbēšôt*: adjective, feminine plural with definite article - the dry
• *šimʿû*: verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dᵊbar-Yᵊhwâ*: construct state - word of YHWH

Word Meanings

• *hinnābēʾ*: prophesy/speak as a prophet
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey
• *dᵊbar*: word/speech/command

Referenced Verses

• John 5:28-29 : 28 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, 29 And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
• John 5:25 : 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.
• Ezek 36:1 : 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:
• Jer 22:29 : 29 O earth, earth, earth, give ear to the word of the Lord!
• Matt 21:21 : 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 : 5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.
• Ezek 37:11 : 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.
• 1 Kgs 13:2 : 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.
• Mic 6:2 : 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.
• Isa 26:19 : 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.
• Isa 42:18 : 18 Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.
• Num 20:8 : 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.
• Ezek 37:15-16 : 15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 And you, son of man, take one stick, writing on it, For Judah and for the children of Israel who are in his company: then take another stick, writing on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel who are in his company: