Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageProphesy over these bones,' He said to me. 'Say to them: "Dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh!"'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThen He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them: "O dry bones, hear the word of YHWH!"'
KJV
King James VersionAgain he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Footnotes
The absurdity of commanding bones to *hear* is precisely the point — this is the prophetic *dabar* (word) doing what it always does: addressing the dead and making response possible. The pattern echoes Gen. 1, where the divine speech calls non-existent things into being. The command to dead matter anticipates John 11:43, where Yeshua/Jesus calls into a sealed tomb. FOG and FOG Message both retain the direct address to keep this creative-word theology audible.