37:1 The hand 2 of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed 3 me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.
1 tn Or “canal.”
2 tn Or “power.”
sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
3 tn Heb “caused me to rest.”
4 tn Heb “as the scouts scout.”
5 tn That is, the aforementioned bone.