Ezekiel 37:10 (DRB)

Passage

And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:8 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.

Ezekiel 37:9 And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again.

Ezekiel 37:10 And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and the spirit came into them, and they lived: and they stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

Ezekiel 37:11 And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off.

Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "prophesied", "commanded", "came", "lived", "stood", "upon", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "prophesied", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And he said to me Prophesy to..." into verse 11's "And he said to me Son of...", so "Spirit" and "prophesied" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "prophesied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.