Ezekiel

Ezekiel 37:11–12

¹¹Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

¹²Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel.

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Ezekiel 37:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then He said	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַי֒	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֕ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
bones	הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת	hā·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
are the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Look	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they	הֵ֑מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are saying	אֹמְרִ֗ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Our bones	עַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּ	‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
are dried up	יָבְשׁ֧וּ	yā·ḇə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and our hope	תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ	ṯiq·wā·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H8615 cord
has perished	וְאָבְדָ֥ה	wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish
we are cut off	נִגְזַ֥רְנוּ	niḡ·zar·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1504 cut, divide

Ezekiel 37:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵן֩	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֨א	hin·nā·ḇê	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֜	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
that this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֮	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O	הִנֵּה֩	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
My people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
I	אֲנִ֨י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will open	פֹתֵ֜חַ	p̄ō·ṯê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6605 open
your graves	קִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם	qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6913 grave, sepulchre
and bring you up	וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֥י	wə·ha·‘ă·lê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	אֶתְכֶ֛ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
them	מִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	miq·qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6913 grave, sepulchre
and I will bring you back	וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י	wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אַדְמַ֥ת	’aḏ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H127 ground, land
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Ezekiel 37:11 Ephesians 2:1 · Psalm 77:7–9 · Ezekiel 39:25 · Ezekiel 36:10 · Jeremiah 31:1 · Isaiah 49:14 · Ezekiel 37:1–8 · Psalm 141:7 · Jeremiah 33:24–26 · Jeremiah 2:25 · Numbers 17:12–13 · Hosea 1:11

Ezekiel 37:12 Isaiah 26:19 · Hosea 13:14 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · Isaiah 66:14 · Revelation 20:13 · Amos 9:14–15 · Hosea 6:2 · Ezekiel 36:24 · Ezekiel 37:25 · Job 35:14–15 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Ezekiel 37:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.