New International Version Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. New Living Translation When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the LORD. English Standard Version And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. Berean Standard Bible Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. Berean Literal Bible And you⁺ will know that I am YHWH, in My opening your⁺ graves, and in My bringing you⁺ up from your⁺ graves, O My people. King James Bible And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, New King James Version Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. New American Standard Bible Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. NASB 1995 “Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. NASB 1977 “Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. Legacy Standard Bible Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. Amplified Bible Then you will know [with confidence] that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and made you come up out of your graves, My people. Berean Annotated Bible Then you⁺, My people, will know that I am the LORD {YHWH}, when I open your⁺ graves and bring you⁺ up from them. Christian Standard Bible You will know that I am the LORD, my people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. Holman Christian Standard Bible You will know that I am Yahweh, My people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. American Standard Version And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. Contemporary English Version and when that happens, you will realize that I am the LORD. English Revised Version And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then, my people, you will know that I am the LORD, because I will open your graves and bring you out of your graves. Good News Translation When I open the graves where my people are buried and bring them out, they will know that I am the LORD. International Standard Version Then you'll learn that I am the LORD, when I've opened your graves and caused you to come up out of them, my people. NET Bible Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people. New Heart English Bible You shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, my people. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you out of your graves, Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. World English Bible You will know that I am Yahweh, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, my people. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have known that I [am] YHWH, "" In My opening your graves, "" And in My bringing you up out of your graves, O My people. Berean Literal Bible And you⁺ will know that I am YHWH, in My opening your⁺ graves, and in My bringing you⁺ up from your⁺ graves, O My people. Young's Literal Translation And ye have known that I am Jehovah, In My opening your graves, And in My bringing you up out of your graves, O My people. Smith's Literal Translation And ye knew that I was Jehovah in my opening your graves and in my bringing you up from your graves, O my People. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have opened your sepulchres, and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my people: Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have opened your sepulchers, and when I will have led you away from your tombs, O my people. New American Bible You shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and make you come up out of them, my people! New Revised Standard Version And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and brought you up out of them, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH, when I have opened your graves and when I have brought you out from your graves OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O My people. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, that I may bring up my people from their graves. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Valley of Dry Bones…12Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’ ”… Cross References Then you, My people, Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. Exodus 6:7 I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” will know that I am the LORD, Ezekiel 39:22 From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God. Ezekiel 36:23 I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes. Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.” when I open your graves Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. and bring you up from them. 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. Psalm 30:3 O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” 1 Corinthians 15:52 in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Treasury of Scripture And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, Ezekiel 37:6 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. Ezekiel 16:62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: Psalm 126:2,3 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them… Jump to Previous Caused Dead Graves Making Open Opened Opening Raise Resting-PlacesJump to Next Caused Dead Graves Making Open Opened Opening Raise Resting-PlacesEzekiel 37 1. By the resurrection of dry bones11. the dead hope of Israel is revived 15. By the uniting of two sticks 18. is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah 21. The promises of Christ's kingdom Then you, My people, Israel remained the Lord’s covenant nation even in exile. Though scattered and judged for rebellion, they had not been abandoned or replaced. Lev 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God,… will know that I am the LORD, God’s restoration would display His power, faithfulness, and authority before Israel and the nations. Ezk 39:22 From that day forward the house of Israel will know… when I open your graves The graves portray Israel’s national death in exile, cut off from its land, worship, and hope. God promised to reverse that condition by His direct intervention. Isa 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise.… and bring you up from them. The immediate fulfillment points to Israel’s return from Babylon and renewal in the land. The imagery also anticipates the future bodily resurrection, fulfilled ultimately through Christ’s victory over death. 1Sa 2:6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down… Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the one receiving and conveying God's message in this passage. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises. He is the one performing the action of opening graves and bringing people up. 3. The Israelites Referred to as "My people," they are the primary audience of this prophecy. They are in exile and experiencing a form of spiritual and national death. 4. The Valley of Dry Bones The vision preceding this verse, where Ezekiel sees a valley full of dry bones, symbolizing the spiritual and national death of Israel. 5. Babylonian Exile The historical context of this prophecy, where the Israelites were taken captive and removed from their homeland, feeling cut off and hopeless. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and PowerGod demonstrates His ultimate authority over life and death, affirming His power to restore and redeem His people. Hope in Despair Even in the darkest situations, God promises restoration and life. Believers can trust in God's ability to bring life to seemingly hopeless circumstances. Spiritual Resurrection This passage foreshadows the spiritual resurrection believers experience through faith in Christ, moving from death in sin to life in the Spirit. Covenant Faithfulness God's actions are rooted in His covenant promises. He remains faithful to His people, even when they are unfaithful. Recognition of God The ultimate purpose of God's actions is that His people will know Him as the LORD. Our lives should reflect a growing knowledge and relationship with God. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 37:13?2. How does Ezekiel 37:13 affirm God's power over life and death today? 3. What does "I will open your graves" symbolize in Ezekiel 37:13? 4. How does Ezekiel 37:13 connect with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? 5. How can we recognize God's sovereignty in our personal challenges, as in Ezekiel 37:13? 6. How does Ezekiel 37:13 inspire hope in God's promises for the future? 7. How does Ezekiel 37:13 demonstrate God's power over life and death? 8. What historical context surrounds the prophecy in Ezekiel 37:13? 9. How does Ezekiel 37:13 relate to the theme of resurrection in the Bible? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37? Ezekiel 37:13 pledges that the same God who scattered Israel will physically resurrect and restore His covenant people, so they experientially recognize Him as LORD. Their graves opened, they rise—proof of God’s faithfulness, power, and unwavering commitment to keep every promise. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then you, My people,עַמִּֽי׃ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will know וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם (wî·ḏa‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when I open בְּפִתְחִ֣י (bə·p̄iṯ·ḥî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve your graves קִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher and bring you up וּבְהַעֲלוֹתִ֥י (ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·lō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively from them. מִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (miq·qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher Additonal Resources Ezekiel 37:13 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 37:13 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 37:13 Bible.com Ezekiel 37:13 NIV |
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