But if that is my only hope\par then I have no hope at all.\par If that is my only hope\par then people have found me\par no hope at all.\par
Ezekiel 37:11 - Easy To Read Version Then the Lord my Master said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [291]} these bones are like the whole family of Israel. The people of Israel say, ‘Our bones have dried up, {\cf2\super [292]} our hope is gone. We have been completely destroyed!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then 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 completely cut off. American Standard Version (1901) Then he said unto 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 clean cut off. Common English Bible He said to me, “Human one, these bones are the entire house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished. We are completely finished.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me: "Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel. They say: 'Our bones are dried out, and our hope has perished, and we have been cut off.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. |
But if that is my only hope\par then I have no hope at all.\par If that is my only hope\par then people have found me\par no hope at all.\par
People dig and plow the ground.\par And spread the dirt around.\par In the same way, our bones\par will be spread around in their grave.\par
God’s followers, you should love the Lord!\par The Lord protects people that are loyal to him.\par But the Lord punishes people that brag about their own power.\par He gives them the punishment they deserve.\par
Lord, you were angry at me,\par and the punishment is killing me.\par
Look for me among the dead people.\par I am like a dead body lying in the grave,\par one of the dead people you forgot,\par cut off from you and your care.\par
People of Jacob, this is true!\par Israel, you should believe this!\par So why do you say:\par “The Lord can’t see the way I live.\par God will not find me and punish me.”\par
But now Zion {\cf2\super [415]} says,\par “The Lord left me.\par My Master forgot me.”\par
Judah, stop chasing after idols!\par Stop being thirsty for those other gods.\par But you say, ‘It is no use! I can’t quit!\par I love those other gods.\par I want to worship them.’\par
The Lord said these things, “At that time, I will be the God of all the family groups of Israel. And they will be my people.”
You people are saying: ‘This land is an empty desert. There are no people or animals here. The Babylonian army defeated this country.’ But in the future, people will once again buy fields in this land.
I said to myself,\par “I no longer have any hope\par that the Lord will help me.”\par
Water came up over my head.\par I said to myself,\par “I am finished.”\par
“So, Son of man, {\cf2\super [267]} speak to the family of Israel for me. Those people might say, ‘We have sinned and broken the law. Our sins are too heavy to bear. We rot away because of those sins. What can we do to live?’
There will be many, many people living on you. The whole family of Israel—all of them—will live there. The cities will have people living in them. The destroyed places will be built like new.
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [294]} get one stick and write this message on it: ‘This stick belongs to Judah and his friends, {\cf2\super [295]} the people of Israel.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘This stick of Ephraim belongs to Joseph and his friends, the people of Israel.’
Tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim and his friends, the people of Israel. Then I will put that stick with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick. In my hand, they will become one stick!’
So the Lord my Master says these things: “Now I will bring the family of Jacob back from captivity. I will have mercy on the whole family of Israel. I will show my strong feelings for my holy name.
And that is how all Israel will be saved. It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [125]} \}:
The love of Christ controls us. Why? Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died.
In the past, your spiritual lives were dead because of your sins and the things you did wrong against God.