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And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37.htm">New Living Translation</a> So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a loud noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rumbling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [thundering] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> So 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I did what the LORD said, but before I finished speaking, I heard a rattling noise. The bones were coming together! <a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> So 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 his bone. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded. While I was prophesying, suddenly there was a rattling noise, and the bones came together, one bone [attaching itself] to another. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> So I prophesied as I had been told. While I was speaking, I heard a rattling noise, and the bones began to join together. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> So I prophesied, just as I had been ordered to do so. Immediately there was a noise and a rattling—and then all of a sudden the bones came together by themselves! Each bone came together, all of them attached together! <a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied--I heard a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and look, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded. As I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, there was an earthquake. Then the bones came together, bone to its bone. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise as I am prophesying, and behold, a rushing, and the bones draw near, bone to its bone. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise, as I am prophesying, and lo, a rushing, and draw near do the bones, bone unto its bone. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I prophesied as I was commanded: and there will be a voice as I prophesied, and behold a shaking, the bones will draw near, bone to his bone.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and as I prophesied there was a noise, and behold a commotion: and the bones came together, each one to its joint. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. But a noise occurred, as I was prophesying, and behold: a commotion. And the bones joined together, each one at its joint. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a> I prophesied as I had been commanded. A sound started up, as I was prophesying, rattling like thunder. The bones came together, bone joining to bone. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So I prophesied as he had commanded me; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a quake, and the bones came together, each bone to its joint. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I prophesied as he commanded me, and when I prophesied, there was a sound and an earthquake, and the bones approached, each bone unto its joint<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a commotion, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> So I prophesied as the Lord commanded me: and it came to pass while I was prophesying, that, behold, there was a shaking, and the bones approached each one to his joint. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10983" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a> …6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ” 7<a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: wə·nib·bê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">So I prophesied</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣuw·wê·ṯî (V-Pual-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I had been commanded.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: kə·hin·nā·ḇə·’î (Prep-k:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">And as I prophesied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">suddenly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">a noise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7494.htm" title="7494: ra·‘aš (N-ms) -- A quaking, shaking. From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar.">a rattling,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">and the bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wat·tiq·rə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">came together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘e·ṣem (N-fs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">bone</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘aṣ·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">bone.</a> 8As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> Then 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. <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. <a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Romans 4:17</a> As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. <a href="/john/5-25.htm">John 5:25</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Revelation 11:11</a> But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them. <a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6-7</a> I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— / everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” <a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a> “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me? <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a> After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a> For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a> This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: <a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a> The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Matthew 27:52-53</a> The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. / After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people. <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a> But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.I prophesied as<a href="/jeremiah/13-5.htm">Jeremiah 13:5-7</a> So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me… <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.<a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19</a> But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.there<a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a> And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: … <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2,37</a> And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting… <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26-29</a> And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-18.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-19.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Rattling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">Rustling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-4.htm">Word</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">Commotion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-19.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Rattling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-19.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">Rustling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-19.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-17.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Word</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So I prophesied as I had been commanded. Ezekiel's obedience to God's command is a central theme here. Prophets in the Old Testament were often given difficult tasks, yet their role was to faithfully deliver God's message. This obedience is reminiscent of other prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah, who also spoke God's words despite personal cost. The act of prophesying as commanded underscores the importance of divine authority and the prophet's role as a mouthpiece for God. This obedience is a model for believers, emphasizing the importance of following God's directives even when the outcome is uncertain.And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, The noise and rattling signify the beginning of God's miraculous work. In the context of the vision, this represents the initial stages of restoration and revival. The suddenness of the noise highlights the power and immediacy of God's intervention. This can be connected to other biblical instances where God's presence is accompanied by sound, such as the thunder at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>) or the rushing wind at Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a>). The rattling may symbolize the shaking of the current order, preparing for a new creation, much like the shaking of the earth in prophetic literature (<a href="/haggai/2-6.htm">Haggai 2:6-7</a>).and the bones came together, bone to bone. This phrase illustrates the process of restoration and reassembly, symbolizing the reunification of the people of Israel. The imagery of bones coming together can be seen as a metaphor for the reconstitution of the nation, which had been scattered and lifeless. This vision is a powerful depiction of hope and renewal, promising that God can bring life to what was once dead. Theologically, it points to the resurrection power of God, foreshadowing the ultimate resurrection through Jesus Christ. The meticulous joining of bone to bone suggests a divine order and purpose, reflecting the intricate design of God's plan for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God, Ezekiel is the central figure in this passage. He is tasked with delivering God's message to the Israelites, symbolizing hope and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_dry_bones.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a> This is the setting of the vision, representing the spiritual and national death of Israel. It symbolizes hopelessness and desolation before God's intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_command_to_prophesy.htm">The Command to Prophesy</a> God commands Ezekiel to speak to the dry bones, illustrating the power of God's word to bring life and restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_noise_and_rattling_sound.htm">The Noise and Rattling Sound</a> This signifies the beginning of God's miraculous work of restoration, as the bones start to come together, symbolizing the reassembly and revival of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_bones_coming_together.htm">The Bones Coming Together</a> This event represents the initial stage of Israel's restoration, both physically and spiritually, as God begins to fulfill His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a> God's word is powerful and effective, capable of bringing life to the dead and hope to the hopeless. We should trust in the transformative power of Scripture in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a> Even in the most desolate situations, God can bring restoration and renewal. We should maintain hope and faith in God's promises, no matter how dire our circumstances appear. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a> Ezekiel's obedience in prophesying as commanded is a model for us. We should be willing to act in faith, trusting that God will work through our obedience. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_revival.htm">Spiritual Revival</a> The vision of the dry bones is a call for spiritual revival. We should seek the Holy Spirit's work in our lives to renew and restore our spiritual vitality. <a href="/topical/c/community_restoration.htm">Community Restoration</a> Just as the bones came together to form a body, God desires to restore and unite His people. We should work towards unity and restoration within our communities and churches.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_four_winds_in_the_bible.htm">What are the Four Winds in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_ezekiel_37_12-14's_fulfillment.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that Ezekiel 37:12-14 was fulfilled by actual physical resurrections in Israel's past?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_science_view_ezekiel_37_1-10.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:1-10's description of literal bone reassembly and resurrection be reconciled with modern science, which sees no plausible way for decayed remains to be revived?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 7, 8. - So I prophesied as I was commanded. The words uttered were without doubt those of vers. 4-6. The effect produced is depicted in its various steps. First, there resulted a noise - literally, a voice - which the Revisers take to have been "a thundering;" and Havernick, Keil, Smend, and others, "a sound" in general; but which Ewald, Hengstenberg, and Schroder, with more propriety, regard as having been an audible voice, if not, as Kliefoth supposes, the trumpet-blast or "voice of God," which, according to certain New Testament passages, shall precede the resurrection and awaken the dead (<a href="/john/5-25.htm">John 5:25, 28</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>); perhaps, as Plumptre suggests, the "counterpart" thereof. Next, a shaking, σεισμὸς (LXX.); which the Revisers, following Klie-foth, understand to have been an earthquake, as in <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11</a>; <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a>; <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a> (comp. <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), and Ewald explains as "a peal of thunder running through the entire announcement," as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12, 13</a> and Ezekiel 38:19, 20; but which is better interpreted by Keil, Smend, and others as a rustling proceeding from a movement among the bones. Thirdly, the bones came together in the body as a whole, and in particular bone to his bone; i.e. each bone to the bone with which it was designed to be united, as e.g. "the upper to the lower part of the arm" (Schroder). Lastly, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above; or, as in the Revised Version, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up and skin covered them above; precisely as Jehovah had announced to the prophet would take place (ver. 6). Yet, though the external framework of the bodies was finished, there was no breath in them - ruach having still the same import as in ver. 5. With this the preliminary stage in the reanimating process terminated. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So I prophesied וְנִבֵּ֖אתִי (wə·nib·bê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I had been commanded. צֻוֵּ֑יתִי (ṣuw·wê·ṯî) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order And as I prophesied, כְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ (kə·hin·nā·ḇə·’î) Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> To prophesy, speak, by inspiration there was וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be suddenly וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! a noise, ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound a rattling sound, רַ֔עַשׁ (ra·‘aš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7494.htm">Strong's 7494: </a> Vibration, bounding, uproar and the bones עֲצָמ֔וֹת (‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame came together, וַתִּקְרְב֣וּ (wat·tiq·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach bone עֶ֖צֶם (‘e·ṣem) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to bone. עַצְמֽוֹ׃ (‘aṣ·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Ezekiel 37:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: (Ezek. 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