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

3Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” 4And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. 6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” 7So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

Ezekiel 37:5 word by word

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

• This is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• GODיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• to theseהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• will cause breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• to enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and you will come to lifeחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:5

• Ezekiel 37:9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
• Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
• Psalms 104:29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
• John 20:22When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
• Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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