The Valley of Dry Bones
Ezekiel 37:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.Or spirit; also in verses 6, 9, and 10
- KJV
- Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
- WEB
- The Lord Yahweh says to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
- ASV
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
- LSV
- Thus said Lord YHWH to these bones: Behold, I am bringing a spirit into you, and you have lived,
- YLT
- Thus said the Lord Jehovah to these bones: Lo, I am bringing into you a spirit, and ye have lived,
- DBY
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
- DRC
- Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.
- GNV
- Thus saith the Lord God vnto these bones, Behold, I wil cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall liue.
- JPS
- Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
- LXXE
- Thus saith the Lord to these bones; Behold, I will bring upon you the breath of life:
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לָעֲצָמ֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֥יא בָכֶ֛ם ר֖וּחַ וִחְיִיתֶֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- Τάδε λέγει Κύριος τοῖς ὀστέοις τούτοις, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ φέρω ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς πνεῦμα ζωῆς,
Who and where
👤 God◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
RegenerationBonesBreath; Breathe; BreathingDaniel, Book ofEzekiel, Book ofVisionsResurrectionResurrection, TheVisionEschatology of the Old Testament
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- Ezekiel 37:14I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
- Psalms 104:29–30When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
- Ezekiel 37:9–10Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” So I…
- John 20:22When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
- Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
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