English Standard Version
Ezekiel 37:8
8And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them.
Ezekiel 37:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
- New International Version (NIV)I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them.
Context of Ezekiel 37:8
6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord." 7So 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. And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. 9Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, 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." 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:8 word by word
וְרָאִ֜יתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם גִּדִים֙ וּבָשָׂ֣ר עָלָ֔ה וַיִּקְרַ֧ם עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹר מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when I beheldרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- lo, the sinewsגִּידgîyd · sinewH1517
- and the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- upon them, and the skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
- coveredקָרַםqâram · to coverH7159
- them aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- no breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:8
- 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. 88. So far, they were only cohering in order as unsightly skeletons. The next step, that of covering them successively with sinews, skin, and flesh, gives them beauty; but still "no breath" of life in them. This may imply that Israel hereafter, as at the restoration from Babylon was the case in part, shall return to Judea unconverted at first (Zec 13:8, 9). Spiritually: a man may assume all the semblances of spiritual life, yet have none, and so be dead…Read the comment
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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
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