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Ezekiel 37:14

My Spirit will give you breath, and you will live again. I will bring you home, and you will know that I have kept my promise. I, the Lord , have spoken."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bones;   Ezekiel;   Holy Spirit;   Power;   Regeneration;   Resurrection;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Vision;   The Topic Concordance - Holy Spirit;   Israel/jews;   Knowledge;   Newness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Emblems of the Holy Spirit, the;   Jews, the;   Life, Spiritual;   Power of the Holy Spirit, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy Spirit;   Word;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jonah;   Tongues, Gift of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Oracles;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dura, Plain of;   Ethics;   Ezekiel;   Kidron (1);   Resurrection;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Resurrection of the Dead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Israel ;   Resurrection;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Adoption;   Valley;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Wind;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Millenarians;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Daniel, Book of;   Ezekiel;   Holy Spirit;   Isaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafṭarah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I 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 am the Lord. I have spoken, and I will do it. This is the declaration of the Lord.’”
Hebrew Names Version
I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it, says the LORD.
King James Version
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 .
English Standard Version
And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord ."
New American Standard Bible
"And I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"
New Century Version
And I will put my Spirit inside you, and you will come to life. Then I will put you in your own land. And you will know that I, the Lord , have spoken and done it, says the Lord .'"
Amplified Bible
"I will put My Spirit in you and you will come to life, and I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and fulfilled it," says the LORD.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall liue, and I shal place you in your owne land: then yee shall knowe that I the Lorde haue spoken it, and performed it, sayth the Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"
Legacy Standard Bible
And I will put My Spirit within you, and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken and done it," declares Yahweh.'"
Berean Standard Bible
I 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.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
I will put my Spirit in you; and you will be alive. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Adonai , have spoken, and that I have done it,' says Adonai ."
Darby Translation
And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have spoken, and have done [it], saith Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will put my Spirit in you, and you will come to life again. Then I will lead you back to your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord . You will know that I said this and that I made it happen.'" This is what the Lord said.
George Lamsa Translation
And I will put my spirit in you, and .you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land; then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken it, and I will do it, says the LORD God.
Good News Translation
I will put my breath in them, bring them back to life, and let them live in their own land. Then they will know that I am the Lord . I have promised that I would do this—and I will. I, the Lord , have spoken."
Lexham English Bible
And I will put my breath into you so that you may live, and I will cause you to rest on your soil, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!"' declares Yahweh."
Literal Translation
And I shall put My Spirit within you, and you shall live; and I will put you on your own land. And you shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it, says Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My sprete also wil I put in you, & ye shal lyue: I wil set you agayne in youre owne londe, and ye shal knowe, that I am the LORDE, which haue sayde it, and fulfilled it in dede.
American Standard Version
And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it and performed it, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And I will put my spirit in you, so that you may come to life, and I will give you a rest in your land: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it and have done it, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will put My spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land; and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken, and performed it, saith the LORD.'
King James Version (1611)
And shall put my spirit in you, and yee shall liue, and I shall place you in your owne land: then shall ye know that I the Lord haue spoken it, and perfourmed it, saith the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My spirite also wil I put in you, and ye shal liue, I wil set you againe in your owne lande: and ye shall knowe that I the Lorde haue sayde it, and fulfilled it in deede, sayth the Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will put my Spirit within you, and ye shall live, and I will place you upon your own land: and ye shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and will do it, saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
And I will put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it, says Yahweh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y schal yyue my spirit in you, and ye schulen lyue. And Y schal make you for to reste on youre lond; and ye schulen wite, that Y the Lord spak, and dide, seith the Lord God.
Update Bible Version
And I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it, says Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
I will place my breath in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord —I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord .'"
New King James Version
I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says the LORD."'
New Living Translation
I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord , have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!'"
New Life Bible
I will put My Spirit within you, and you will come to life. I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it," says the Lord.'"
New Revised Standard
I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord , have spoken and will act, says the Lord ."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I will put my spirit within you and ye shall live, And I will settle you upon your own soil, So shall ye know that I, Yahweh have spoken and have performed. Declareth Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your own land: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken, and done it, saith the Lord God:
Revised Standard Version
And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it, says the LORD."
Young's Literal Translation
And I have given My Spirit in you, and ye have lived, And I have caused you to rest on your land, And ye have known that I Jehovah, I have spoken, and I have done [it], An affirmation of Jehovah.'

Contextual Overview

1 Some time later, I felt the Lord 's power take control of me, and his Spirit carried me to a valley full of bones. 2 The Lord showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were dried out. 3 He said, "Ezekiel, son of man, can these bones come back to life?" I replied, " Lord God, only you can answer that." 4 He then told me to say: Dry bones, listen to what the Lord is saying to you, 5 "I, the Lord God, will put breath in you, and once again you will live. 6 I will wrap you with muscles and skin and breathe life into you. Then you will know that I am the Lord ." 7 I did what the Lord said, but before I finished speaking, I heard a rattling noise. The bones were coming together! 8 I saw muscles and skin cover the bones, but they had no life in them. 9 The Lord said: Ezekiel, now say to the wind, "The Lord God commands you to blow from every direction and to breathe life into these dead bodies, so they can live again." 10 As soon as I said this, the wind blew among the bodies, and they came back to life! They all stood up, and there were enough to make a large army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall put: Ezekiel 37:9, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:27, Ezekiel 39:29, Isaiah 32:15, Joel 2:28, Joel 2:29, Zechariah 12:10, Acts 2:16, Acts 2:17, Romans 8:2, Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Titus 3:5, Titus 3:6

I the Lord: Ezekiel 17:24, Ezekiel 22:14, Ezekiel 36:36

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:20 - hath performed Isaiah 27:3 - I the Isaiah 52:6 - my people Ezekiel 5:17 - I the Ezekiel 37:5 - I will Ezekiel 37:6 - ye shall 2 Corinthians 5:15 - that they

Cross-References

Genesis 13:18
Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord .
Genesis 29:6
"How is he?" Jacob asked. "He's fine," they answered. "And here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep."
Genesis 35:27
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Hebron, also called Mamre or Kiriath-Arba, where Isaac's father Abraham had lived as a foreigner.
Genesis 37:17
"They're not here anymore," the man replied. "I overheard them say they were going to Dothan." Joseph left and found his brothers in Dothan.
Genesis 37:18
But before he got there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him.
Genesis 41:16
"Your Majesty," Joseph answered, "I can't do it myself, but God can give a good meaning to your dreams."
Numbers 13:22
As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai.
Joshua 14:13
Joshua prayed that God would help Caleb, then he gave Hebron to Caleb and his descendants.
Joshua 14:15
Hebron used to be called Arba's Town, because Arba had been one of the greatest of the Anakim. There was peace in the land.
2 Samuel 18:32
"Is my son Absalom all right?" David asked. The Ethiopian replied, "I wish that all Your Majesty's enemies and everyone who tries to harm you would end up like him!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live,.... Not only a spirit of courage to go up into their own land, and live a civil and comfortable life there; but the Spirit of God, as a spirit of grace and supplication, of truth and holiness, of faith and adoption; and as a spirit of life, having produced a principle of life in them, and so should live spiritually and soberly, righteously and godly; see

Ezekiel 36:27:

and I shall place you in your own land; settle them there in peace and quietness, in safety and security and in enjoyment of all mercies and privileges, temporal and spiritual:

then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord; that all this was a promise of his, foretold by him, notified to them by his prophets, and now fully accomplished exactly; which they would observe with wonder and thankfulness, and give him the glory of it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 37:14. And shall put my Spirit — רוחי ruchi. Here רוח ruach is taken for the Holy Ghost. They were living souls, animal and intellectual beings, when they had received their souls, as mentioned above: but they could only become spiritual, holy, and obedient creatures by the Spirit of God actuating their spirits. See the notes on Ezekiel 36:25-27.

THREE degrees or processes have been remarked in this mystic vision. When the prophet was commanded to prophesy-to foretell, on the authority of God, that there should be a restoration to their own land,-

1. There was a noise, which was followed by a general shaking, during which the bones became arranged and united.

2. The flesh and skin came upon them, so that the dry bones were no longer seen.

3. The spirit or soul came into them, and they stood up perfectly vivified.

Perhaps these might be illustrated by three periods of time, which marked the regeneration of the Jewish polity.

1. The publication of the edict of Cyrus in behalf of the Jews, which caused a general shaking or stir among the people, so that the several families began to approach each other. and prepare for their return to Judea, Ezra 1:2-3. But though partially restored, they were obliged to discontinue the rebuilding of their temple.

2. The edict published by Darius in the second year of his reign, Ezra 4:23-24, which removed the impediments thrown in the way of the Jews. Ezra 6:6-7, c.

3. The mission of Nehemiah, with orders from Artaxerxes to complete the building of the temple and the city, Nehemiah 2:7, &c. Then the Jews became a great army, and found themselves in sufficient force to defend themselves and city against all their enemies.

As to the spiritual uses of this curious vision, I must leave them to preachers. I have given the literal meaning, and what the different parts refer to and if they found their observations on these, they may profit their hearers.


 
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