Ezekiel 37:4 (KJV)

Passage

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

Ezekiel 37:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

Ezekiel 37:4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

Ezekiel 37:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

Ezekiel 37:6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he said unto me Son of..." into verse 5's "Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these...", so "again" and "said" 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 "again" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.