Ezekiel 37:5

5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath^[a] enter you, and you will come to life.

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Ezekiel 37:5 in Other Translations

KJV

5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

ESV

5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.

NLT

5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!

MSG

5 God, the Master, told the dry bones, "Watch this: I'm bringing the breath of life to you and you'll come to life.

CSB

5 This is what the Lord God 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezekiel 37:5 In-Context

3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know.”

4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!

5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.

6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ”

7 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.

Cross References 1

1. S Genesis 2:7; Psalms 104:29-30; Revelation 11:11

Footnotes 1

[a]. The Hebrew for this word can also mean "wind" or "spirit" (see verses 6-14).