Ezekiel 37:1
“The hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Yahweh, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.”
— Ezekiel 37:1
About this verse
Ezekiel 37:1 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is valley of dry bones. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine vision, death, spiritual experience. Notable phrases: hand of Yahweh was on me; valley full of bones. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Ezekiel
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
seeking
Type
vision
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