Ezekiel 37:3-14
New International Version
3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.(A)”
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!(B) 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[a] enter you, and you will come to life.(C) 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.(D)’”
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. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath;(E) prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds(F) and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded(G) me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.(H)
11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’(I) 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.(J) 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord,(K) when I open your graves and bring you up from them.(L) 14 I will put my Spirit(M) in you and you will live, and I will settle(N) you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.(O)’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 37:5 The Hebrew for this word can also mean wind or spirit (see verses 6-14).
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
Bible Gateway Recommends
![NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780718075453.jpg?v=1659560990)
![NIV, Radiant Virtues Bible: A Beautiful Word Collection, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Explore the virtues of faith, hope, and love](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780310456933.jpg?v=1717082557)
![NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow God’s Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780310450405.jpg?v=1660679392)
![NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780785212379.jpg?v=1645115959)
![NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/431583.jpg?v=1660758265)