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 become living people again?” “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” 4Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! 6I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” 7So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons.

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, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’”
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.
• Psalms 104:29But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust.
• John 20:22Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 8:2And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
• Ephesians 2:5that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that 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
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Kidron, the Brook
• Moses

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