Ezekiel 37:7

Ezekiel 37:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
• New International Version (NIV)So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.

Context of Ezekiel 37:7

5This 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.’” So 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. 8As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 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!”

Ezekiel 37:7 word by word

וְנִבֵּ֖אתִי כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צֻוֵּ֑יתִי וַֽיְהִי־ק֤וֹל כְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ וְהִנֵּה־רַ֔עַשׁ וַתִּקְרְב֣וּ עֲצָמ֔וֹת עֶ֖צֶם אֶל־עַצְמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• So I prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• I had been commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• there wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• suddenlyהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• a noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• a rattlingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• and the bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• came togetherקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:7

• Jeremiah 13:5So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.
• Jeremiah 26:8and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
• Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
• 1 Kings 19:11Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
• Acts 2:2Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
• Acts 16:26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Bone to his bone - i. e., to its proper place in the frame.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Ezekiel followed his task to prophesy to the bones, and they formed complete bodies. However, a body with bones, muscles, flesh, and skin is still lifeless. These people needed breath to live, as described in Genesis 2:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. noise--of the bones when coming in mutual collision. Perhaps referring to the decree of Cyrus, or the noise of the Jews' exultation at their deliverance and return. bones came together--literally, "ye bones came together"; as in Jr 49:11 (Hebrew), "ye widows of thine shall trust in Me." The second person puts the scene vividly before one's eyes, for the whole resurrection scene is a prophecy in action to render more palpably to the people the prophecy…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:7

• Bones
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Kidron, the Brook
• Moses
• Regeneration

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