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Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but <i>there was</i> no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but <i>there was</i> no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, tendons were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh came up <i>upon them</i>, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on the bones, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I saw muscles and skin cover the bones, but they had no life in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I beheld, and lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As I looked, I saw that ligaments were on them, muscles were on them, and skin covered them. Yet, there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While I watched, the bones were covered with sinews and muscles, and then with skin. But there was no breath in the bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As I continued to watch, I saw tendons growing on the bones, and muscles growing and covering them, and then skin covered the flesh from above. But the bodies weren't breathing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I saw, and, look, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I beheld, and behold, sinews [are] on them, and flesh has come up, and skin covers them over above—and there is no spirit in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I beheld, and lo, on them are sinews, and flesh hath come up, and cover them doth skin over above -- and spirit there is none in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I saw and behold, upon them sinews and flesh came up, and the skin will draw over them from above: and no spirit in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold the sinews, and the flesh came up upon them: and the skin was stretched out over them, but there was no spirit in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I saw, and behold: sinews and flesh rose up over them; and skin was extended over them. But they had no spirit within them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As I watched, sinews appeared on them, flesh grew over them, skin covered them on top, but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when I beheld, lo, sinews and the flesh came upon them and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I saw that sinews and flesh came up upon them, and skin was spread over them from above, and The Spirit was not in them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh grew upon them, and skin came upon them above: but there was not breath in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10996" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’î·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">As I looked on,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1517.htm" title="1517: gi·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Sinew. Probably from guwd; a thong; by analogy, a tendon.">tendons</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">appeared</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇā·śār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">grew,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·wr (N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">and skin</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mil·mā·‘ə·lāh (Prep-m, Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7159.htm" title="7159: way·yiq·ram (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To spread or lay (something over). A primitive root; to cover.">covered them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but there was no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">in them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Then 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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></span><br />The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a></span><br />So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a></span><br />For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a></span><br />The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a></span><br />And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Revelation 11:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6-7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a></span><br />“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when I beheld, see, the sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.</p><p class="hdg">No references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Muscles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Sinews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Tendons</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/1-15.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Muscles</a> <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Sinews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Tendons</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>As I looked on</b><br>This phrase indicates the prophet Ezekiel's active observation of the vision given by God. It emphasizes the role of the prophet as a witness to God's miraculous work. Ezekiel's visions often involve him being an observer of divine actions, highlighting the importance of prophetic revelation in understanding God's plans.<p><b>tendons appeared on them</b><br>The appearance of tendons signifies the beginning of the reassembly and restoration process. In the context of the vision of the dry bones, tendons represent the initial stage of bringing life and structure back to what was once dead. This can be seen as a metaphor for the restoration of Israel, as God begins to reestablish the nation after its spiritual and physical desolation.<p><b>flesh grew</b><br>The growth of flesh on the bones symbolizes further progress in the restoration process. Flesh represents the physical substance and vitality necessary for life. This imagery can be connected to the promise of renewal and revival for the people of Israel, as God promises to restore them not only spiritually but also physically and nationally.<p><b>and skin covered them</b><br>The covering of skin completes the physical restoration of the bodies, making them whole. Skin serves as a protective layer and signifies the completion of the physical form. This can be seen as a type of the completeness and protection that God offers to His people, ensuring their full restoration and future security.<p><b>but there was no breath in them</b><br>Despite the physical restoration, the absence of breath indicates that true life has not yet been restored. In biblical terms, breath often symbolizes the Spirit of God, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> where God breathes life into Adam. This highlights the necessity of the Holy Spirit for true life and spiritual revival. The prophecy points to the future outpouring of the Spirit, which is essential for the complete restoration and renewal of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, Ezekiel is the one receiving the vision of the valley of dry bones. He is tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/valley_of_dry_bones.htm">Valley of Dry Bones</a></b><br>This is the setting of Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing the spiritual and national death of Israel during their exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bones.htm">The Bones</a></b><br>Represent the whole house of Israel, which feels cut off and without hope during their captivity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tendons,_flesh,_and_skin.htm">Tendons, Flesh, and Skin</a></b><br>These elements symbolize the initial stages of restoration and renewal, indicating that God is beginning to bring life back to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/breath.htm">Breath</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word for breath is "ruach," which also means spirit. The absence of breath signifies that while there is physical restoration, spiritual life is still needed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_spiritual_life.htm">The Necessity of Spiritual Life</a></b><br>Physical restoration is incomplete without spiritual renewal. Just as the bones needed breath, we need the Holy Spirit to truly live.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_to_restore.htm">God's Power to Restore</a></b><br>No situation is beyond God's ability to restore. The vision of dry bones coming to life demonstrates God's power to revive and renew.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, God offers hope. The Israelites felt cut off, yet God promised restoration, reminding us to trust in His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_and_obedience.htm">The Role of Prophecy and Obedience</a></b><br>Ezekiel's obedience in prophesying to the bones shows the importance of following God's commands, even when the outcome seems impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The bones coming together symbolize unity and the collective restoration of God's people, highlighting the importance of community in spiritual life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_jesus_became_sin_for_us.htm">How will I manifest myself to him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_ezekiel_34_2's_leaders.htm">Ezekiel 34:2 - How can we verify historically or archaeologically that corrupt leaders were truly the 'shepherds' described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">No breath in them.--</span>The restoration of the dry bones to life is described as taking place in two stages, with evident reference to the record of the creation of man in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm" title="And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.">Genesis 2:7</a>. In the first, they are restored to perfect form, but yet without life; in the second, they receive breath and become "living creatures," as in <a href="/context/genesis/1-20.htm" title="And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.">Genesis 1:20-21</a>; <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm" title="And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.">Genesis 1:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm" title="And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.">Genesis 2:7</a>, in all which the same expression is used.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As I looked on,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאִ֜יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tendons</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּדִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(gi·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1517.htm">Strong's 1517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thong, a tendon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appeared</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָשָׂ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grew,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and skin</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covered them;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרַ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·ram)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7159.htm">Strong's 7159: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spread or lay (something over)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but there was no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">breath in them.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְר֖וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:8 I saw and behold there were sinews (Ezek. 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