And he led me about through them on every side: now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceeding dry.

and He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many are on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry.

And he made me go past them round about: and I saw that there was a very great number of them on the face of the wide valley, and they were very dry.

He caused me to pass by them all around: and look, there were very many in the open valley; and look, they were very dry.

And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry.

And caused me to pass by them round about,....
Round, round (s); several times round, that he might take exact notice of them, of their number, situation, and condition:
and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; as the Jews were in captivity; and as they will be when they shall be converted; and as the number of Christians will be in the spiritual reign of Christ; and as the dead will be at the time of their resurrection, both of the just and unjust:
and, lo, they were very dry; through length of time they had lain there, exposed to wind and weather; the flesh being wholly consumed from off of them, and the marrow within quite dried up; so that there was no probability or hope, humanly speaking, of their being quickened: these are a fit emblem of men in a state of nature and unregeneracy, who have no spiritual life, but are dead in trespasses and sins; have no sense of sin or danger; no strength to redeem and regenerate themselves, or do anything that is spiritually good; have no spiritual motion; no inward desires after God, or affection to him; no lifting up of the heart to him, or going out of the soul in faith and love to Christ; but in themselves entirely lifeless, helpless, and hopeless.
(s) "circum circa", Pagninus; "undique undique", Montanus.

dry--bleached by long exposure to the atmosphere.