Ezekiel 39:15 Meaning
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
Context Explained
13Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
16And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
17And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 39:14
This verse continues the theme of burial and cleansing from the previous verse.
Matthew 23:27
Jesus speaks of the importance of inner purity, contrasting with the physical burial focus here.
Jeremiah 8:1
Jeremiah mentions the bones of the dead being gathered, similar to the actions described in Ezekiel.
Source: Ezekiel 39:15