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The Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:2

In 11 translations

BSB
He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
KJV
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
WEB
He caused me to pass by them all around; and behold, there were very many in the open valley, and behold, they were very dry.
ASV
And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
LSV
and He causes me to pass over by them, all around, and behold, very many [are] on the face of the valley, and behold—very dry.
YLT
and He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many [are] on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry.
DBY
And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
DRC
And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry.
GNV
And he led me round about by them, and beholde, they were very many in the open fielde, and lo, they were very drie.
JPS
and He caused me to pass by them round about, and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
LXXE
And he led me round about them every way: and, behold, there were very many on the face of the plain, very dry.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב וְהִנֵּ֨ה רַבּ֤וֹת מְאֹד֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה יְבֵשׁ֥וֹת מְאֹֽד׃
LXX-Br
καὶ περιήγαγέ με ἐπʼ αὐτὰ κυκλόθεν κύκλῳ, καὶ ἰδοὺ πολλὰ σφόδρα ἐπὶ προσώπου τοῦ πεδίου, ξηρὰ σφόδρα.

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  • Psalms 141:7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
  • Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
  • Deuteronomy 11:30Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?

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