Ezekiel 37:6

What does Ezekiel 37:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 37:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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 Jehovah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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 Jehovah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And I will put muscles on you and make flesh come on you, and put skin over you, and breath into you, so that you may have life; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and I have given on you sinews, and cause flesh to come up upon you, and covered you over with skin, and given in you a spirit, and ye have lived, and ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And I will put 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] Jehovah.

Context

v.5Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.

v.6This passage

v.7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 39:6

    And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

  • Deuteronomy 29:6

    Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

  • Ezekiel 35:15

    As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

  • Joel 2:27

    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

  • Ezekiel 39:22

    So the house of Israel shall know that I am Jehovah their God, from that day and forward.

  • Ezekiel 39:28

    And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, in that I caused them to go into captivity among the nations, and have gathered them unto their own land; and I will leave none of them any more there;

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