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OET-LV And_looked and_see/lo/see on_them tendons and_flesh/body it_came_up and_covered over_them skin to_at_above and_spirit there_[was]_not in/on/at/with_them.
UHB וְרָאִ֜יתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם גִּדִים֙ וּבָשָׂ֣ר עָלָ֔ה וַיִּקְרַ֧ם עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹר מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בָּהֶֽם׃ ‡
(vərāʼitī vəhinnēh-ˊₐlēyhem gidīm ūⱱāsār ˊālāh vayyiqram ˊₐlēyhem ˊōr miləmāˊəlāh vərūaḩ ʼēyn bāhem.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἐπʼ αὐτὰ νεῦρα καὶ σάρκες ἐφύοντο, καὶ ἀνέβαινεν ἐπʼ αὐτὰ δέρματα ἐπάνω, καὶ πνεῦμα οὐκ ἦν ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς.
(Kai idon, kai idou, epʼ auta neura kai sarkes efuonto, kai anebainen epʼ auta dermata epanō, kai pneuma ouk aʸn epʼ autois. )
BrTr And I looked, and, behold, sinews and flesh grew upon them, and skin came upon them above: but there was no breath in them.
ULT I looked and, behold, sinews were now on them, and flesh grew up and skin covered them. But there was still no breath in them.
UST While I was looking, I saw tendons fastening to them and flesh covering them, and then skin covered the flesh, but they were not breathing.
BSB As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
OEB And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh had clothed them, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
WEBBE I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them.
LSV And I beheld, and behold, sinews [are] on them, and flesh has come up, and skin covers them over above—and there is no spirit in them.
FBV As I watched, I saw tendons and flesh grow on them, and skin covered them; but the bodies didn't breathe.
T4T While I was looking, I saw tendons fastening to them and flesh covering them, and then skin covered the flesh, but they did not breathe.
LEB And I looked, and indeed, sinews were on them, and flesh went up,[fn] and skin covered over[fn] them upward,[fn] but breath was not in them.
BBE And looking I saw that there were muscles on them and flesh came up, and they were covered with skin: but there was no breath in them.
Moff No Moff EZE book available
JPS And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.
ASV And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.
DRA And I saw, and behold the sinews, and the flesh came up upon them: and the skin was stretched out over them, but there was no spirit in them.
YLT And I beheld, and lo, on them [are] sinews, and flesh hath come up, and cover them doth skin over above — and spirit there is none in them.
Drby And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
RV And I beheld, and lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Wbstr And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
KJB-1769 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
KJB-1611 And when I beheld, loe, the sinews and the flesh came vp vpon them, and the skin couered them aboue; but there was no breath in them.
(And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them aboue; but there was no breath in them.)
Bshps Now when I had loked, behold they had sinowes, & flesh grewe vpon them, and aboue they were couered with skin: but there was no breath in them.
(Now when I had looked, behold they had sinowes, and flesh grewe upon them, and above they were covered with skin: but there was no breath in them.)
Gnva And when I beheld, loe, the sinewes, and the flesh grewe vpon them, and aboue, the skinne couered them, but there was no breath in them.
(And when I beheld, lo, the sinewes, and the flesh grewe upon them, and above, the skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. )
Cvdl Now whe I had loked, beholde, they had synowes, and flesh grewe vpon them: and aboue they were couered with skynne, but there was no breth in them.
(Now when I had looked, behold, they had synowes, and flesh grewe upon them: and above they were covered with skin, but there was no breth in them.)
Wycl And Y siy and lo! synewis and fleischis `wexeden vpon tho, and skyn was stretchid forth aboue in hem, and tho hadden no spirit.
(And I saw and lo! synewis and fleshis `wexeden upon tho, and skin was stretchid forth above in them, and those had no spirit.)
Luth Und ich sah, und siehe, es wuchsen Adern und Fleisch darauf, und er überzog sie mit Haut; es war aber noch kein Odem in ihnen.
(And I saw, and look, it wuchsen Adern and flesh darauf, and he überzog they/she/them with Haut; it what/which but still kein Odem in to_them.)
ClVg Et vidi, et ecce super ea nervi et carnes ascenderunt, et extenta est in eis cutis desuper: et spiritum non habebant.
(And vidi, and behold over ea nervi and carnes ascenderunt, and extenta it_is in to_them cutis desuper: and spiritum not/no habebant. )
37:1-14 From the promise of a vibrant city overflowing with life (36:38), the prophet was transported into a valley of death, surrounded on all sides by bones. It was a symbolic restatement of the promise that the Spirit of the Lord gives life (36:16-38).
The Promise of New Life
The Resurrection is a core tenet of Christian faith—without it, our faith is useless (1 Cor 15:14). God has promised that we share this resurrection with Christ (Col 3:1), and it is important to rightly understand exactly what new life God promises to us.
Ezekiel 37 might at first appear to teach that all people will be resurrected from the dead, living again in new bodies after their present bodies die. However, Ezekiel is not dealing with the general question, “Can human bones return to life?” Ezekiel and his audience were already familiar with the possibility of dead people being raised to life because of their knowledge of the miracles of Elijah and Elisha (1 Kgs 17:17-24; 2 Kgs 4:31-37; 13:20-21). Instead, Ezekiel is addressing the particular question, “Can these bones live?” That is, could the nation of Judah—a denuded, dismembered, and desiccated nation—be restored?
At that time, the Babylonians had devastated Judah, the Temple had been destroyed, and many of the people had been exiled to Babylon. The people still in Judah were a mere remnant, only the poorest of the poor (see 2 Kgs 25:8-12). Many concluded that there was no future for God’s people. They said, “We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished” (Ezek 37:11). The question was not whether God could raise them to new life, but whether he would perform such a miracle for the dry bones that represented Israel.
The prophet answered this question with a resounding Yes! God would return his people to life through an outpouring of his Spirit in response to the prophet’s word. Their death because of their sins was real, but God would not leave them in the grave (cp. Ps 16:10). Rather, he promised that in the future he would give his people life by his Spirit and would transform them into a new creation, a new Spirit-filled Israel. This new people of God would be raised to their feet as a mighty army that would serve the Lord.
God is capable of raising to life both those who are physically dead and those who are spiritually dead. He chooses to give the miracle of new birth to undeserving sinners (see John 3:5-7; Eph 2:1-7). Those who experience the death of sin in their lives also experience the new life that God offers through his Spirit—both now and in eternity (see Rom 8:5-13; Col 3:1-11). He makes people whom the world would write off as irredeemable acceptable to himself in Christ (1 Cor 6:9-11), and he equips them for fruitful work in his service (Eph 4:12-13; 6:11-18).
Passages for Further Study
1 Kgs 17:17-24; 2 Kgs 4:31-37; 13:20-21; Ps 16:10; Ezek 18:31; 37:1-28; 39:29; Matt 22:31-32; Rom 8:11; 2 Cor 5:17
(Occurrence 0) sinews
(Some words not found in UHB: and,looked and=see/lo/see! on,them sinews and=flesh/body grew and,covered over,them skin/leather to,at,above, and=spirit not in/on/at/with,them )
This refers to the parts of human bodies that are like hard strings and hold the bones and muscles together. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 37:6.
(Occurrence 0) But there was still no breath in them
(Some words not found in UHB: and,looked and=see/lo/see! on,them sinews and=flesh/body grew and,covered over,them skin/leather to,at,above, and=spirit not in/on/at/with,them )
The noun “breath” can be stated as the verb “breathing.” Alternate translation: “But they were not breathing” or “But they were not alive”