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Ezekiel 37:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ezekiel 37:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ezekiel 37:312 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֵלַ֔/יʾēlay
to mepronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
בֶּןben
O son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אָדָ֕םʾādām
humankindnounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
הֲ/תִחְיֶ֖ינָהhătiḥəyeynāh
¿ will they liveparticleH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
הָ/עֲצָמ֣וֹתhāʿăṣāmwōt
the bonesparticleH6106
bone · life · same · strength ···
הָ/אֵ֑לֶּהhāʾēleh
theseparticleH428
so · some · such · them ···
וָ/אֹמַ֕רwāʾōmar
and I saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲדֹנָ֥/יʾădōnāy
O LordnounH136
יְהוִ֖הyəhwih
YahwehnounH3069
אַתָּ֥הʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
יָדָֽעְתָּyādāʿətā
you knowverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago
Can These Bones Live
Ezekiel is in a valley full of dry bones, and God asks him: can these bones live? Ezekiel doesn't lie or try to encourage himself. He says: 'Sovereign Lord, only you know.' He's honest about his doubt...
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