Ezekiel 37:9

Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֖א hi.na.Ve'	H5012	to prophesy · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
wind	הָר֑וּחַ ha.Ru.ach	H7307	wind · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֣א hi.na.Ve'	H5012	to prophesy · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָ֠דָם 'A.dom	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
wind	הָר֜וּחַ ha.Ru.ach	H7307	wind · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
Come	בֹּ֣אִי Bo.'i	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
four	מֵאַרְבַּ֤ע me.'ar.Ba'	H702	four · preposition + cardinal number, both genders singular construct
winds	רוּחוֹת֙ ru.chOt	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine plural absolute
breath	הָר֔וּחַ ha.Ru.ach	H7307	wind · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
breathe	וּפְחִ֛י u.fe.Chi	H5301	to puff · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
slain	בַּהֲרוּגִ֥ים ba.ha.ru.Gim	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · preposition with the article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
live	וְיִֽחְיֽוּ ve.Yich.Yu	H2421	to live · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is ever…
Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, a…
Ezekiel 37:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Ezekiel 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it…
Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:1-14

Here is, I. The vision of a resurrection from death to life, and it is a glorious resurrection. This is a thing so utterly unknown to nature, and so contrary to its principles (a privatione ad habitum non datur regressus - from privation to possession there is no return), that we could have no thought of it but by the word of the Lord; and that it is certain by that word that there shall be a general resurrection of the dead some have urged from this vision, "For" (say they) "otherwise it would not properly be made a sign for the confirming of their faith in the promise of their deliverance out of Babylon, as the coming of the Messiah is mentioned for the confirming of their faith touching a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:9

wind--rather, the spirit of life or life-breath (Margin). For it is distinct from "the four winds" from which it is summoned. from the four winds--implying that Israel is to be gathered from the four quarters of the earth (Isa 43:5-6; Jer 31:8), even as they were "scattered into all the winds" (Eze 5:10; Eze 12:14; Eze 17:21; compare Rev 7:1, Rev 7:4).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:9

Prophesy unto the wind - רוח ruach. Address thyself to the soul, and command it to enter into these well-organized bodies, that they may live. Come from the four winds - Souls, come frown all parts where ye are scattered; and reanimate these bodies from; which ye have been so long separated. The four winds signify all parts - in every direction. Literally it is, "Souls, come from the four souls;" "Breath, come from the four breaths;" or, "Wind, come from the four winds." But here רוח ruach has both of its most general meanings, wind or breath, and soul.

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:9

Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind,.... Before he had been prophesying to the bones, and over them; and something was done, but not to purpose, breath being wanting; wherefore he is bid to prophesy a second time, and that not to bones, but to the "wind", afterwards rendered "breath"; and may allude to the soul or breath of man reentering the body, as at a resurrection, which causes it to live: it signifies the "spirit" (x), for the same word is used for the wind, for breath, and for the spirit; and in the mystical sense may be applied to the Spirit of God: and if ever ministers prophesy or preach to purpose, it must be with a view to the Spirit of God, both to assist them in their…

Dictionary and topics

Winds — Blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east wind was parching (Ezek. 17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a strong wind…
Bones · Vision of the dry — Vision of the dry
Breath · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Emblems Of The Holy Spirit, The · Wind: Reviving — Wind: Reviving
Ezekiel · .Of the valley of dry bones — .Of the valley of dry bones
Holy Spirit · 31:3;35:31; — 31:3;35:31;
Jews, The · Conversion of, illustrated — Conversion of, illustrated
Life, Spiritual · Illustrated — Illustrated
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Resurrection, The · Illustrated — Illustrated
Visions · Mentioned in scripture: To Ezekiel (See chapters 10, 40-48 of Ezekiel) — Mentioned in scripture: To Ezekiel (See chapters 10, 40-48 of Ezekiel)
Wind, The

Ezekiel 37:9

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:9

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:9

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Ezekiel 37:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:9

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:1-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 37:9-10

Rashi on Ezekiel 37:9