New English Translation
Ezekiel 37:5
5This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live.
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
3He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.” 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live. 6I will put tendons on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” 7So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 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.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:5
- Ezekiel 37:9He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, – prophesy, son of man – and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’”
- Genesis 2:7The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
- Psalms 104:29When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life’s breath, they die and return to dust.
- John 20:22And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 8:2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Ephesians 2:5even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are 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
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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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