Ezekiel 37:4 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 37:6 And I will lay sinewes vpon you, and make flesh growe vpon you, and couer you with skinne, and put breath in you, that ye may liue, and yee shall know that I am the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "againe", "sayde", "vnto", "prophecie", "vpon", and "bones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "againe" and "sayde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he sayde vnto me Sonne of..." into verse 5's "Thus saith the Lord God vnto these...", so "againe" and "sayde" 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 "againe" and "sayde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.