Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah to these bones: Lo, I am bringing into you a spirit, and ye have lived,
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)