Ezekiel 37:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Ezekiel 37:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Prophesy - Not in the sense of predicting what was to come to pass, but simply in that of speaking under the inspiration of God. In Ezekiel 37:5 , not “I will cause,” but I cause or am causing.
Ezekiel 37:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Resurrection of the People. Those fair ideals, however, cannot abolish the melancholy reality. The truth is that the exiled people are as good as dead and in their graves ( Ezekiel 37:11 f.)....
Ezekiel 37:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

upon . over. Hebrew. 'al .
Ezekiel 37:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1120 UNIVERSAL RESTORATION OF THE JEWS Ezekiel 37:1-6 . The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley whic...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Prophesy upon these bones - Declare to your miserable countrymen the gracious designs o...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Prophesy upon these bones - i:e., prophesy over them; proclaim God's quickening...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Israel (Ezekiel 33-48) So long as the Jewish kingdom remained in existence Ezekiel's prophecies (those in Ezekiel 1-24) dealt almost exclusively with the nation's sin, and with the certain...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Prophesy upon these bones. — “Prophesy” is here used (as frequently) in its original sense of “speak on God’s behalf,” and does not convey the idea of prediction.
Ezekiel 37:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

LIFE FROM THE DEAD Ezekiel 37:1-28 The most formidable obstacle to faith on the part of the exiles in the possibility of a national redemption was the complete disintegration of the ancient peo...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Resurrection of a Dead Nation Ezekiel 37:1-14 A marvelous chapter-the vision is so graphic. Time does not rob it of its significance. Indeed every sign points to speedy fulfillment. The Jew...
Ezekiel 37:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The wonderful vision of the valley filled with bones was now granted to the prophet. As he gazed on them, he was asked, "Son of man, can these bones live?" His utter abandonment to God, even in the m...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When the Lord commanded the Prophet to prophesy or preach to the dry bones; had he been one of our modern preachers, who call themselves rational Christians, and affect to despise all doctrines their...
Ezekiel 37:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Again he said unto me, prophesy upon these bones ,.... Or, "over these bones" t; or, "concerning these bones" u; foretell that they shall live; tell others of it, and them also: and say unto them,...
Ezekiel 37:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Ver. 4. Prophesy upon these bones. ] Be thou the interpreter of my will, who by mine...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Again he said, Prophesy upon these bones Here sense and understanding are attributed to the dry bones; and as these bones signified the captive Jews, they are with strict propriety called upon to...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Vision of the Dry Bones. B. C. 586. 1 The hand of the L ORD was upon me, and carrie...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The prophet had spoken often to things that could as little hear as these bones could, yet when they are deaf to a prophet, they will hear the prophet's God. Ye dry bones, hear: alas, what, dry bon...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of The Valley Of Dry Bones ( Ezekiel 37:1-14 ). This vision is not directly an illustration or promise of physical resurrection. Ezekiel nowhere gives any indication of expecting a resu...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE VISION OF THE DRY BONES REVIVIFIED A SYMBOL OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL. (Chap. 37.) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 37:1 . “The hand of the Lord was upon me.” “The abrupt commencement...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ezekiel 37:1 . The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, God's servants learn nothing until they have an experience similar to that of Ezekiel. They must be...
Ezekiel 37:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:14 . I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live. A moral resurrection shall pass upon the people of Israel; the Lord shall “bring them up out of their graves,” where they have long...
Ezekiel 37:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Son of man, can these bones live? The vision of a true revival I. Such a revival often seems utterly hopeless. The condition of a nation in some of its eras of misfortune; the condition of the...
Ezekiel 37:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter embraces, in its earlier section ( Ezekiel 37:1-26 ), the concluding portion of the "word of God" begun at Ezekiel 36:16 ; in its later section ( Ezekiel 36:15-26 ), an...
Ezekiel 37:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Vision of the Resurrection
Ezekiel 37:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 13:2 ; Ezekiel 36:1 ; Ezekiel 37:11 ; Ezekiel 37:15 ; Ezekiel 37:16 ; Isaiah 26:19 ; Isaiah 42:18 ; Jeremiah 22:29 ; John 2:5 ; John 5:25 ; John 5:28 ; John 5:29 ; Micah 6:2 ; M...

Ezekiel 37:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 37:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ezekiel 37:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 37:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ezekiel 37:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezekiel 37:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 37:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 37:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge