Ezekiel 37:8
And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Ezekiel 37:8 in other translations
| BSB | As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. |
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| WEB | I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. |
| ASV | And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. |
| YLT | And I beheld, and lo, on them are sinews, and flesh hath come up, and cover them doth skin over above--and spirit there is none in them. |
| DARBY | And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. |
| BBE | And looking I saw that there were muscles on them and flesh came up, and they were covered with skin: but there was no breath in them. |
| Webster | And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. |
What does Ezekiel 37:8 mean?
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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…
Ezekiel 37:8 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 37:7
So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
- Ezekiel 37:8
And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
- Ezekiel 37:9
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.
Ezekiel 37:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y miré, y he aquí nervios sobre ellos, y la carne subió, y la piel cubrió por encima de ellos: mas no había en ellos espíritu. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je vis, et voici, il vint sur eux des nerfs et de la chair, et de la peau les recouvrit par-dessus; mais il n’y avait pas de souffle en eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich sah, und siehe, es kamen Sehnen über sie, und Fleisch wuchs, und Haut zog sich darüber obenher; aber es war kein Odem in ihnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et vidi, et ecce super ea nervi et carnes ascenderunt, et extenta est in eis cutis desuper: et spiritum non habebant. |