Ezekiel 37:13 (GNV)

Passage

And yee shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I haue opened your graues, O my people, and brought you vp out of your sepulchres,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:11 Then he sayd vnto me, Sonne of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone, and we are cleane cut off.

Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophecie, and say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, my people, I will open your graues, and cause you to come vp out of your sepulchres, and bring you into the lande of Israel,

Ezekiel 37:13 And yee shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I haue opened your graues, O my people, and brought you vp out of your sepulchres,

Ezekiel 37:14 And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall liue, and I shall place you in your owne land: then yee shall knowe that I the Lord haue spoken it, and performed it, sayth the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:15 The word of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "knowe", "lord", "haue", "opened", "graues", "people", and "brought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "knowe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Therefore prophecie and say vnto them Thus..." into verse 14's "And shall put my Spirit in you...", so "shall" and "knowe" 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 "shall" and "knowe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.