So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Parallel translations
- WEB So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
- KJV So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
- BSB So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
- NASB So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
- NLT So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army.
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Quick answer
As Ezekiel prophesies, breath enters them and they stand up as an exceedingly great army. God brings the dead to abundant, powerful life.
Overview
At God's word the lifeless multitude is raised and stands as a vast army, a stunning reversal of death. What was a valley of bones becomes a living host. This pictures God's power to raise His people, ultimately realized in resurrection and new life in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rev 11:11After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.
- Ps 104:30You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
- Rev 20:4–5I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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