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

Ezekiel 37:3 · KJV

“And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.”

— Ezekiel 37:3

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. {valley: or, champaign}

Verse 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 — Context

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 which {was} full of bones,

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. {valley: or, champaign}

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

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

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

Cross References

John 11:25-26

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 5:21

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth {them}; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, {even} I, {am} he, and {there is} no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither {is there any} that can deliver out of my hand.

Romans 4:17

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, {even} God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. {before him: or, like unto him}

2 Corinthians 1:9-10

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}

Hebrews 11:19

Accounting that God {was} able to raise {him} up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

Acts 26:8

Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

1 Samuel 2:6

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.