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Ezekiel 36:37-37:14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exiled to Babylon with King Jechoniah of Judah in 597 BCE, Ezekiel prophesied destruction upon his own people and other nations for seven years. These prophecies comprise the majority of his book. Ezekiel\u2019s prophecies after the destruction of the Temple blend rebuke, comfort and startling visions of redemption; they form the final third of his book. This Haftarah and the Haftarot of Parashat <\/span>Vayigash<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Shabbat Parah<\/span><\/a> are taken from Chapters 33-39. They address the exiled nation, their concerns about God leaving them, and their future redemption. Chapters 40-48 continue this theme with a grand vision of a new Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Haftarah opens as Ezekiel prophesies that Israel\u2019s dwindling population will become as numerous as the flocks of animals brought to the Temple on holidays, such as Passover. Ezekiel then reports that God whisked him to a faraway valley. God shows him around this valley, and within it, he sees that it is filled with desiccated bones. God asks Ezekiel if these bones will live again, and Ezekiel responds that only God knows if that will occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Immediately after this, God commands Ezekiel to prophesy over the bones, that they will be revived and given flesh once more. As Ezekiel finishes doing so, the bones noisily join back together and regrow their muscle and skin. However, they do not yet live again. God again commands Ezekiel to prophesy to the four winds, which He commands to enter into the lifeless bodies to give them the breath of life. After they do so, God explains to Ezekiel that this massive army of resurrected individuals is the exiled people of Israel, who thought that God had cut them off from Him. In response, God exclaims that he will take Israel out of their exilic graves, revive them, and return them to the Land of Israel. In doing so, and in appreciation of all that had been done throughout this prophecy, Ezekiel, the revived army, and the people of Israel will appreciate that God fulfills His promises.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much like the Exodus centuries earlier, this redemption will unite God and His people, redeem them from \u201cdeath\u201d in a foreign land, and return them to the Land of Israel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Haftarah Breakdown<\/b><\/p>\n

Verses 36:37-38: God will transform Israel\u2019s small population into a \u2018flock of people\u2019 as numerous as the flocks of animals sacrificed on holidays in the Temple in Jerusalem. This vast populace will fill the Land\u2019s destroyed cities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ezekiel 36:38<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05f4\u05d5:\u05dc\u05f4\u05d7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Like a flock of sacrifices, like Jerusalem\u2019s flock in her appointed times- so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. They shall know that I am the Lord.<\/span><\/td>\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0\u05df \u05e7\u05c7\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u0597\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05a4\u05d0\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u0599\u034f\u05b4\u05dd\u0599 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b6\u0594\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05a4\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u0599\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4\u0599 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1\u0594\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e6\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0\u05df \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u0591\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e2\u0596\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d4’\u05c3 {\u05e4}<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 37:1-3: Ezekiel reports that God brought him to a valley full of very dry bones, and showed them to him. God asked Ezekiel whether these bones can live again.\u00a0 Ezekiel replies that only God knows that.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ezekiel 37:3<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05f4\u05d6:\u05d2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[God] said to me [Ezekiel], “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I said, “O Lord God, [only] you know.”<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u0594\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u0595\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05ea\u05b4\u05bd\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u0596\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05de\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0591\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u0595\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d4’ \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05bd\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05c3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 37:4-8: God commands Ezekiel to prophesy to the bones: God will make them live and breathe again by giving them tendons, flesh, and skin. After completing this prophecy, Ezekiel sees and hears the bones noisily join together, as well as the formation of their bodies. They do not breathe, however.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ezekiel 37:6<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05f4\u05d6:\u05d5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I will place sinews upon you [dry bones], bring up flesh upon you, cover you with skin, and give you breath [so that] you shall live. You shall know that I am the Lord.<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b0\u05bd\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05a9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05a8\u05dd \u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b4\u059c\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05bd\u05d4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05ea\u05b4\u05a7\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05a3\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u0597\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd\u0599 \u05e2\u0594\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u059b\u05dd \u05e8\u0596\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u0591\u05dd \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u0596\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d4’\u05c3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 37:9-11: God commands Ezekiel to prophesy to the wind, to come from all four directions to fill the slain (dead) bodies with breath so they will live. After the wind does so, a vast army of resuscitated people stands upon their feet. God tells Ezekiel that they are Israelites who thought they were dead, cut off, and without hope.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ezekiel 37:11<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05f4\u05d6:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Then [God] said to me, \u201cSon of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, \u2018Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are clean cut off.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u0598\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8\u05ae \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u0592 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u0595\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05de\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0594\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05c7\u05dc\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05a5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05dc \u05d4\u05b5\u0591\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05a3\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u0597\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05a7\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u059b\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u0596\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05a5\u05e8\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b8\u05bd\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05c3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 37:12-14: God commands Ezekiel to tell His people that He will open their exilic graves, transport them to the Land of Israel, and revive them there with His spirit. They will then know God fulfilled His promise to them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ezekiel 37:14<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05f4\u05d6:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cI [God] shall put my spirit in you [the exiles], and you shall live, and I shall place you upon your land. You shall [then] know that I am the Lord [for] I have spoken, and acted [accordingly],\u201d says the Lord.<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05a8\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd\u0599 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u0594\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u0596\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u0591\u05dd \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u059e\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05a7\u05d9 \u05d4’ \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05a5\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd\u05be\u05d4’\u05c3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Connections<\/b><\/p>\n

The second stanza of <\/span>Hatikvah<\/span>, Israel\u2019s national anthem, <\/span>reverses the groan of the exiled Israel<\/span> in 37:11.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Hatikvah<\/span><\/td>\n\u05d4\u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Our hope is not yet<\/b> lost<\/b> \/ The hope of two thousand years \/ To be a free nation in our land \/ The land of Zion and Jerusalem.<\/span><\/td>\n\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3<\/b> \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc<\/b> \/ \u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 (\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05ea) \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \/ \u05dc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \/ \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Talmud records a dispute about whether the Haftarah records <\/span>a historical event or a prophetic vision.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Sanhedrin 92b<\/span><\/td>\n\u05e1\u05e0\u05d4\u05d3\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05e6\u05d1:\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R. Eliezer says: \u201cThe dead that Ezekiel revived stood on their feet, recited songs to God, and died.\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

R. Yehuda says: \u201cTruth, it was a parable.\u201d\u00a0 R. Ne\u1e25emya said to R. Yehuda: \u201cIf it was truth, why do you say \u2018parable\u2019, and if it was a parable, why do you say \u2018truth\u2019? Rather: \u2018In truth, it was a parable.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

R. Eliezer, son of R. Yosei HaGelili, says: \u201cThe dead whom Ezekiel revived ascended to Israel, married wives, and fathered sons and daughters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

R. Yehuda, son of Beteira, stood on his feet and said: \u201cI am one of their descendants, and these are <\/span>tefillin <\/span><\/i>that my father\u2019s father left me of theirs.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n

\u05e8”\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05ea\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d4\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05d3\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e8\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05d5 \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e8’ \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4.\u00a0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dd \u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05d5\u05d0\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e8”\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e8’ \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05ea\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d4\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d5\u05e0\u05e9\u05d0\u05d5 \u05e0\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e2\u05de\u05d3 \u05e8”\u05d9 \u05d1\u05df \u05d1\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e8\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05d4\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5 \u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d0 \u05de\u05d4\u05dd.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Download PDF Ezekiel 36:37-37:14 Exiled to Babylon with King Jechoniah of Judah in 597 BCE, Ezekiel prophesied destruction upon his own people and other nations for seven years. These prophecies comprise the majority of his book. 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