Parallel Chapters The Valley of Dry Bones | 1The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. | 1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. | 1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. | 1The 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, | 1The hand of the LORD was on me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. |
| 2He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. | 2And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. | 2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. | 2And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. | 2He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. |
| 3He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "Sovereign LORD, you alone know." | 3And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” | 3He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." | 3And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. | 3Then He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I replied, "Lord GOD, only You know." |
| 4Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! | 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. | 4Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' | 4Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. | 4He said to me, "Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! |
| 5This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. | 5Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. | 5"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. | 5Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: | 5This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live. |
| 6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'" | 6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD.” | 6'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.'" | 6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. | 6I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh." |
| 7So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. | 7So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. | 7So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. | 7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. | 7So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. |
| 8I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. | 8And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. | 8And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. | 8And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. | 8As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. |
| 9Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.'" | 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” | 9Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'" | 9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. | 9He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man. Say to it: This is what the Lord GOD says: Breath, come from the four winds and breathe into these slain so that they may live!" |
| 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army. | 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. | 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. | 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. | 10So I prophesied as He commanded me; the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, a vast army. |
The Vision Explained | 11Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.' | 11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’ | 11Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.' | 11Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. | 11Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.' |
| 12Therefore prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. | 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. | 12"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. | 12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. | 12Therefore, prophesy and say to them: This is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them, My people, and lead you into the land of Israel. |
| 13Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. | 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. | 13"Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. | 13And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, | 13You will know that I am Yahweh, My people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. |
| 14I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and I have done it, declares the LORD.'" | 14And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.” | 14"I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'" | 14And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. | 14I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. I have spoken, and I will do it." This is the declaration of the LORD. |
One Nation with One King | 15The word of the LORD came to me: | 15The word of the LORD came to me: | 15The word of the LORD came again to me saying, | 15The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, | 15The word of the LORD came to me: " |
| 16"Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, 'Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him.' Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, 'Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.' | 16“Son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ | 16"And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, 'For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions'; then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.' | 16Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: | 16Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph--the stick of Ephraim--and all the house of Israel associated with him. |
| 17Join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand. | 17And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. | 17"Then join them for yourself one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. | 17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. | 17Then join them together into a single stick so that they become one in your hand. |
| 18"When your people ask you, 'Won't you tell us what you mean by this?' | 18And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’ | 18"When the sons of your people speak to you saying, 'Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?' | 18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? | 18When your people ask you, 'Won't you explain to us what you mean by these things?'-- |
| 19say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph--which is in Ephraim's hand--and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah's stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.' | 19say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand. | 19say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."' | 19Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. | 19tell them: This is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick so that they become one in My hand." |
| 20Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on | 20When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes, | 20"The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. | 20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. | 20When the sticks you have written on are in your hand and in full view of the people, |
| 21and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. | 21then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. | 21"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; | 21And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: | 21tell them: This is what the Lord GOD says: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. |
| 22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. | 22And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. | 22and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms. | 22And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: | 22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. They will no longer be two nations and will no longer be divided into two kingdoms. |
| 23They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. | 23They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. | 23"They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God. | 23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. | 23They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, their detestable things, and all their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. |
| 24"'My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees. | 24“My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. | 24"My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them. | 24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. | 24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances, and keep My statutes and obey them." |
| 25They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their children's children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. | 25They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. | 25"They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons' sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. | 25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. | 25They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. |
| 26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. | 26I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. | 26"I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in their midst forever. | 26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. | 26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set My sanctuary among them forever. |
| 27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. | 27My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | 27"My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. | 27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | 27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. |
| 28Then the nations will know that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.'" | 28Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” | 28"And the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'" | 28And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. | 28When My sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, Yahweh, sanctify Israel." |
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