Ezekiel 37:3 (GNV)

Passage

And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the Lord was vpon me, and caryed me out in ye spirit of ye Lord, and set me downe in ye mids of the field, which was full of bones.

Ezekiel 37:2 And he led me round about by them, and beholde, they were very many in the open fielde, and lo, they were very drie.

Ezekiel 37:3 And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

Ezekiel 37:4 Againe he sayde vnto me, Prophecie vpon these bones and say vnto them, O ye dry bones, heare the word of the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:5 Thus saith the Lord God vnto these bones, Behold, I wil cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall liue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sayde", "vnto", "sonne", "bones", "liue", "answered", "lord", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sayde" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And he led me round about by..." into verse 4's "Againe he sayde vnto me Prophecie vpon...", so "sayde" 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 "sayde" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.