Ezekiel 37
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The a hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out b in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
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Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.
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And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, c You know."
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Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
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'Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: "Surely I will d cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.
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"I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. e Then you shall know that I am the LORD." ' "
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So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.
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Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
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Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: f "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." ' "
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So I prophesied as He commanded me, g and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
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Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the h whole house of Israel. They indeed say, i 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!'
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"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, j O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and k bring you into the land of Israel.
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"Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.
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"I l will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says the LORD.' "
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Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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"As for you, son of man, m take a stick for yourself and write on it: 'For Judah and for n the children of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.'
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"Then o join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.
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"And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, p 'Will you not show us what you mean by these?' -
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q "say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I will take r the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand." '
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"And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand s before their eyes.
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"Then say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely t I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land;
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"and u I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and v one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again.
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w "They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but x I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
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y "David My servant shall be king over them, and z they shall all have one shepherd; a they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.
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b "Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, c forever; and d My servant David shall be their prince forever.
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"Moreover I will make e a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and f multiply them, and I will set My g sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
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h "My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be i their God, and they shall be My people.
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j "The nations also will know that I, the LORD, k sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." ' "
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Cross References
Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.
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Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Ezekiel 8:3
He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy.
Ezekiel 11:24
Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.
Acts 8:39
Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39
Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.
1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.
John 5:21
For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.
Romans 4:17
(as it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed - God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.
2 Corinthians 1:9
Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
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Cross References
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ...
Psalms 104:29
You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take...
Psalms 104:30
You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; A...
Ezekiel 37:9
Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, pr...
Ezekiel 37:10
So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath ...
Ezekiel 37:14
"I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall liv...
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
Ezekiel 6:7
The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 35:12
"Then you shall know that I am the LORD. I have heard all your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, 'They are desolate; they are given to us to consume.'
Joel 2:27
Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.
Joel 3:17
"So you shall know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again."
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Psalms 104:30
You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.
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Revelation 11:11
Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
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Jeremiah 33:24
Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the LORD has chosen, He has also cast them off'? Thus they have despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them.
Ezekiel 36:10
I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
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Psalms 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth.
Isaiah 49:14
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39
Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no ...
1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down ...
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead shall live; Together with my dead bod...
Isaiah 66:14
When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, An...
Daniel 12:2
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ...
Hosea 13:14
"I will ransom them from the power of the grave...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.
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Isaiah 32:15
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
Ezekiel 36:27
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
Joel 2:29
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
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Cross References
Numbers 17:2
Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father's house, all their leaders according to their fathers' houses - twelve rods. Write each man's name on his rod.
Numbers 17:3
And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father's house.
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2 Chronicles 11:12
Also in every city he put shields and spears, a...
2 Chronicles 11:13
And from all their territories the priests and ...
2 Chronicles 11:16
And after the Levites left, those from all the ...
2 Chronicles 15:9
Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and th...
2 Chronicles 30:11
Nevertheless some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zeb...
2 Chronicles 18:1
Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; ...
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Isaiah 11:13
Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days and in that time," says the LORD, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the LORD their God.
Ezekiel 37:22 - 24
And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again.
Hosea 1:11
Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel!
Zephaniah 3:9
For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 12:9
"Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?'
Ezekiel 24:19
And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?
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Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, Because I have mercy on them. They shall be as though I had not cast them aside; For I am the LORD their God, And I will hear them.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 37:16
"As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: 'For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.'
Ezekiel 37:17
Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.
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Ezekiel 12:3
Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
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Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your ...
Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' And to...
Jeremiah 32:37
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries...
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from among the nations, gat...
Amos 9:14
I will bring back the captives of My people Isr...
Amos 9:15
I will plant them in their land, And no longer ...
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Isaiah 11:13
Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
Jeremiah 3:18
In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers.
Hosea 1:11
Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel!
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Ezekiel 34:23
I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them - My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
John 10:16
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
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Ezekiel 36:25
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
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Ezekiel 36:28
Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 36:29
I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. I will call for the grain and multiply it, and bring no famine upon you.
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Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will...
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "T...
Jeremiah 30:9
But they shall serve the LORD their God, And Da...
Ezekiel 34:23
I will establish one shepherd over them, and he...
Ezekiel 34:24
And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My serv...
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return a...
Luke 1:32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of...
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John 10:16
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
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Ezekiel 36:27
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
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Ezekiel 36:28
Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
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Isaiah 60:21
Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
Joel 3:20
But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Amos 9:15
I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them," Says the LORD your God.
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Psalms 89:3
I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
Psalms 89:4
Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.' " Selah
John 12:34
The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up' ? Who is this Son of Man?
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Psalms 89:3
I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you - The sure mercies of David.
Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.
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Jeremiah 30:19
Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Ezekiel 36:10
I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
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2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
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Leviticus 26:11
I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
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Ezekiel 11:20
That they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
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Ezekiel 36:23
And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.
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Exodus 31:13
Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Ezekiel 20:12
Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
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