Ezequiel 37:11

11 Luego me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, estos huesos representan al pueblo de Israel. Ellos dicen: “Nos hemos vuelto huesos viejos y secos; hemos perdido toda esperanza. Nuestra nación está acabada”.

Ezequiel 37:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said unto me, son of man
Here follow the explication and application of the above vision: these bones are the whole house of Israel;
an emblem of them, of their state and condition in the Babylonish captivity, and of them in their present state; and of the whole Israel of God, while in a state of unregeneracy: this phrase takes in the ten tribes, as well as the two tribes of Benjamin and Judah, which returned from Babylon; and shows that respect is had to something more than that restoration barely: behold, they say, our bones are dried;
the house of Israel say we are like dry bones indeed; we have no spirit, nor strength, nor courage, nor life in us: and our hope is lost;
of being delivered from the present captivity; or of the Messiah's coming; or of ever enjoying their own land, and of the promises of those things made unto them: we are cut off for our parts;
from the land of Israel, and have no hope of possessing it again, whatever others have; indeed they are cut off from the olive tree, and are cut down like a tree, both as to their civil and church state. The Targum is,

``and we are perished;''

it is all over with us; we are lost and undone; all the expressions show the desperate and despairing condition they were in.

Ezequiel 37:11 In-Context

9 Luego me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, anuncia un mensaje profético a los vientos. Anuncia un mensaje profético y di: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘¡Ven, oh aliento, ven de los cuatro vientos y sopla en estos cuerpos muertos para que vuelvan a vivir!’”».

10 Así que yo anuncié el mensaje como él me ordenó y entró aliento en los cuerpos. Todos volvieron a la vida y se pusieron de pie; era un gran ejército.

11 Luego me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, estos huesos representan al pueblo de Israel. Ellos dicen: “Nos hemos vuelto huesos viejos y secos; hemos perdido toda esperanza. Nuestra nación está acabada”.

12 Por lo tanto, profetiza y diles: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘Oh pueblo mío, abriré las tumbas del destierro y haré que te levantes. Luego te regresaré a la tierra de Israel.

13 Cuando eso suceda, pueblo mío, sabrás que yo soy el Señor
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