Ezekiel 37:5

Ezekiel 37:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.

Context of Ezekiel 37:5

3And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” 4Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’ Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will make breath enter you so that you may come to life. 6I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you so that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.’ ” 7So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [thundering] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

Ezekiel 37:5 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לָעֲצָמ֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֥יא בָכֶ֛ם ר֖וּחַ וִחְיִיתֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• unto these bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• Behold, I will cause breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• to enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into you, and ye shall liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:5

• Ezekiel 37:9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”
• Genesis 2:7then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].
• Psalms 104:29You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their breath, they die And return to their dust.
• John 20:22And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• Ephesians 2:5even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Behold, I will cause breath - רוח ruach signifies both soul, breath, and wind; and sometimes the Spirit of God. Soul is its proper meaning in this vision, where it refers to the bones: "I will cause the Soul to enter into you."Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6God wanted these bones to live. He communicated this through the message that Ezekiel was to deliver to the bones. Ezekiel declared they would become living, breathing bodies again, with flesh, muscles, and breath. The word translated as breath can also mean "spirit" or "wind," a wordplay that continues throughout this chapter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I ... cause breath to enter into you--So Is 26:19, containing the same vision, refers primarily to Israel's restoration. Compare as to God's renovation of the earth and all its creatures hereafter by His breath, Psa 104:30. ye shall live--come to life again.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:5

• Bones
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Breath; Breathe; Breathing
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings