Ezekiel 37:5

5 This is what the Almighty LORD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live.

Ezekiel 37:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 37:5

Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones
By the prophet, who was sent to prophesy over them: behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live;
and none could do this but the living God, who breathed the breath of life into Adam at first, and he became a living soul; to which there seems to be an allusion here; and when the Lord puts his Spirit into men, or bestows his grace on them, then they shall live, and not till then.

Ezekiel 37:5 In-Context

3 Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I answered, "Only you know, Almighty LORD."

4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones. Tell them, 'Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD.

5 This is what the Almighty LORD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live.

6 I will put ligaments on you, place muscles on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'"

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. While I was prophesying, suddenly there was a rattling noise, and the bones came together, one bone [attaching itself] to another.