Ezekiel 37:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind,b 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. ”

Ezekiel 37:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The wind - Rather, as in the margin and as in Ezekiel 37:5 . The bones are the bones of the “slain,” because the scene was one which was likely to occur in the time of the Chaldaean invasion, an...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four (b) winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live....
Ezekiel 37:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Resurrection of the People. Those fair ideals, however, cannot abolish the melancholy reality. The truth is that the exiled people are as good as dead and in their graves ( Ezekiel 37:11 f.)....
Ezekiel 37:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unto . Hebrew. el . Compare Ezekiel 37:4 , and see the Structure above. wind . spirit. Same as "breath" in Ezekiel 37:5 . breathe . blow. Hebrew. naphah . slain deed (by violent death). S...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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....
Ezekiel 37:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Prophesy unto the wind, &c.— It is very remarkable, that our Saviour not only appeals to Moses and the prophets, in attestation of his own divine mission and character; but where he treats of t...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 l...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Israel (Ezekiel 33-48) So long as the Jewish kingdom remained in existence Ezekiel's prophecies (those in Ezekiel 1-24) dealt almost exclusively with the nation's sin, and with the certain...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Upon these slain. — The word is used designedly. The bones which Ezekiel had seen were those not merely of dead, but of slain men; and in this was their likeness to Israel: as desolated, and their...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

LIFE FROM THE DEAD Ezekiel 37:1-28 The most formidable obstacle to faith on the part of the exiles in the possibility of a national redemption was the complete disintegration of the ancient peo...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Resurrection of a Dead Nation Ezekiel 37:1-14 A marvelous chapter-the vision is so graphic. Time does not rob it of its significance. Indeed every sign points to speedy fulfillment. The Jew...
Ezekiel 37:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The wonderful vision of the valley filled with bones was now granted to the prophet. As he gazed on them, he was asked, "Son of man, can these bones live?" His utter abandonment to God, even in the m...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How sweetly this teacheth both ministers and people, not only where to look for divine influences, but how in faith to ask them. The Lord Jesus hath commanded his people to ask the gifts of the Spiri...
Ezekiel 37:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE BREATH OF LIFE ‘Come from the four winds, O breath!’ Ezekiel 37:9 This majestic vision prefigured the restoration of the national life of Israel, the return from captivity, the revival o...
Ezekiel 37:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 t...
Ezekiel 37:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
Ezekiel 37:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So I prophesied as I was commanded I declared these promises or gracious purposes of God concerning these bones. And as I prophesied there was a noise , &c. Such a noise as we may suppose woul...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Vision of the Dry Bones. B. C. 586. 1 The hand of the L ORD was upon me, and carrie...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then said he; the Lord God. Unto me; to Ezekiel, viewing, and no doubt wondering at the sight. Prophesy; declare to that what my will is. Unto the wind, Heb. spirit ; and it might be so rend...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of The Valley Of Dry Bones ( Ezekiel 37:1-14 ). This vision is not directly an illustration or promise of physical resurrection. Ezekiel nowhere gives any indication of expecting a resu...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE VISION OF THE DRY BONES REVIVIFIED A SYMBOL OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL. (Chap. 37.) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 37:1 . “The hand of the Lord was upon me.” “The abrupt commencement...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ezekiel 37:1 . The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, God's servants learn nothing until they have an experience similar to that of Ezekiel. They must be...
Ezekiel 37:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:14 . I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live. A moral resurrection shall pass upon the people of Israel; the Lord shall “bring them up out of their graves,” where they have long...
Ezekiel 37:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Son of man, can these bones live? The vision of a true revival I. Such a revival often seems utterly hopeless. The condition of a nation in some of its eras of misfortune; the condition of the...
Ezekiel 37:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter embraces, in its earlier section ( Ezekiel 37:1-26 ), the concluding portion of the "word of God" begun at Ezekiel 36:16 ; in its later section ( Ezekiel 36:15-26 ), an...
Ezekiel 37:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Vision of the Resurrection
Ezekiel 37:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 37:14 ; Ezekiel 37:5 ; John 3:8 ; Song of Solomon 4:16
Ezekiel 37:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Prophesy — Declare what my will is. O breath — The soul, whose emblem here is wind; which, as it gently blew upon these lifeless creatures, each was inspired with its own soul or spirit.

Ezekiel 37:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 37:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 37:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ezekiel 37:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 37:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezekiel 37:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 37:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 37:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 37:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes