Ezekiel 37:11

“Then he said unto me, son of man, &c.] 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…”

“Our bones are dried-- (Psa 141:7), explained by "our hope is lost" (Isa 49:14); our national state is as hopeless of resuscitation, as marrowless bones are of reanimation. cut off for our parts--that is, so far as we are concerned. There is nothing in us to give hope, like a withered branch "cut off" from a tree, or a limb from the body.”

“We are cut off for our parts - That is, “as for us, we are cut off.” The people had fallen into despair. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The whole house - The emblem of the house of Israel. Are dried - Our state is as hopeless, as far from recovery, as dried bones are from life. Ezekiel 37:12”

“37:11-14 The oracle that follows explains this vision. The people in exile felt that they were as dead as old, dry bones. As a result, they felt that all hope was gone, but the Lord could and would restore them to life. God would once again call them my people, and he promised that he would open their graves of exile and bring them back to the land of Israel.”

“whole house: Eze 37:16, Eze 37:19, Eze 36:10, Eze 39:25; Jer 31:1, Jer 33:24-26; Hos 1:11; Rom 11:26; Co2 5:14; Eph 2:1 Our bones: Eze 37:1-8; Num 17:12, Num 17:13; Psa 77:7-9, Psa 141:7; Isa 40:27, Isa 49:14; Jer 2:25 Ezekiel 37:12”