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.
Say to the wind - rather, 'say to 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 (Isaiah 43:5-6; Jeremiah 31:8), even as they were "scattered into all the winds" (Ezekiel 5:10; Ezekiel 12:14; Ezekiel 17:21: cf. Revelation 7:1; Revelation 7:4).