Ezekiel 37:1 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:1 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.

Ezekiel 37:2 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.

Ezekiel 37:3 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live and I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "hand", "lord", "upon", "brought", "forth", and "down". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he led me about through them...", so "Spirit" and "hand" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.