Ezekiel 37:11 (GNV)

Passage

Then he sayd vnto me, Sonne of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone, and we are cleane cut off.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:9 Then sayd he vnto me, Prophecie vnto the winde: prophecie, sonne of man, and say to the winde, Thus sayth the Lord God, Come from the foure windes, O breath, and breathe vpon these slayne, that they may liue.

Ezekiel 37:10 So I prophecied as hee had commanded me: and the breath came into them, and they liued, and stood vp vpon their feete, an exceeding great armie.

Ezekiel 37:11 Then he sayd vnto me, Sonne of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone, and we are cleane cut off.

Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophecie, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, my people, I will open your graues, and cause you to come vp out of your sepulchres, and bring you into the lande of Israel,

Ezekiel 37:13 And yee shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I haue opened your graues, O my people, and brought you vp out of your sepulchres,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sayd", "vnto", "sonne", "bones", "whole", "house", "israel", and "behold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sayd" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "So I prophecied as hee had commanded..." into verse 12's "Therefore prophecie and say vnto them Thus...", so "sayd" and "vnto" 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 "sayd" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.