Ezekiel 37 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 37:5

Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Ezekiel 37:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:5 in other translations

BSBThis is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
WEBThe Lord GOD says to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
ASVThus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
YLTThus said the Lord Jehovah to these bones: Lo, I am bringing into you a spirit, and ye have lived,
DARBYThus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
BBEThis is what the Lord has said to these bones: See, I will make breath come into you so that you may come to life;
WebsterThus saith the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

What does Ezekiel 37:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Behold, 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."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14

God restores dried bones to life. (Ezek 37:1-14) The whole house of Israel is represented as enjoying the blessings of Christ's kingdom. (Ezek 37:15-28) Verses 1-14 No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind was then told to blow upon these bodies; and they were restored to life. The wind was an emblem of the Spirit of God, and…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 37:1-14 →

Ezekiel 37:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
לָעֲצָמ֖וֹתla.'a.tza.Motto the bonesH6106
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
אֲנִ֜י'a.NiIH589
מֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'[am] about to bringH935
בָכֶ֛םva.Khemin you
ר֖וּחַRu.achbreathH7307
וִחְיִיתֶֽם\׃vich.yi.Temand you will liveH2421

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 37:5

  • Psalms 104:29-30

    Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

  • Ezekiel 37:14

    And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

  • Genesis 2:7

    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  • Ezekiel 37:9-10

    Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

  • John 20:22

    And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

  • Ephesians 2:5

    Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  • Romans 8:2

    For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
9,10,14; Ge 2:7; Ps 104:29,30; Joh 20:22; Ro 8:2; Eph 2:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 37:4

    Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 37:5

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

  • Ezekiel 37:6

    And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 37:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová á estos huesos: He aquí, yo hago entrar espíritu en vosotros, y viviréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, à ces os: Voici, je fais venir en vous le souffle, et vous vivrez.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So spricht der Herr, Jehova, zu diesen Gebeinen: Siehe, ich bringe Odem in euch, daß ihr lebendig werdet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc dicit Dominus Deus ossibus his: Ecce ego intromittam in vos spiritum, et vivetis.