Ezekiel 37:4 (DRB)

Passage

And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 37:4 And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:5 Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.

Ezekiel 37:6 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "prophesy", "concerning", "bones", "hear", "word", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "prophesy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he said to me Son of..." into verse 5's "Thus saith the Lord God to these...", so "said" and "prophesy" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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