Reference

Ezekiel 37:5

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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And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

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Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

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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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And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete language, the broader context of Ezekiel 37, particularly the vision of the dry bones, is widely interpreted as a symbolic prophecy of the restoration of Israel, rather than a literal reanimation of corpses.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God's direct action ("I will cause breath to enter into you") and a promise of life, not the method by which God communicated this message to Ezekiel. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord God" indicates the *source* of the message, not the *means* of its transmission to the prophet.