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He caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, behold, they were very dry.
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A State of Utter Hopelessness
Commentators stress that the bones were "very dry." This detail isn't incidental; it signifies that they had been dead for a very long time, with all moisture and marrow gone. From any human perspective, their situation was completely and utterly hopeless, setting the stage for a miracle only God could perform.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Very dry—as showing that it was a long time since life had left them, and that the possibility of their living again was far remov…
Baptist
And caused me to pass by them round about:
He had to make a thorough survey of this grim and ghastly charnel house.
And, b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And caused me to pass by them round about Round, round F19 ; several times roun…
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Presbyterian
No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind was then told to …
