Ezekiel 37:14 (WEB)

Passage

I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it,” says Yahweh.’”

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:12 Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:13 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.

Ezekiel 37:14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it,” says Yahweh.’”

Ezekiel 37:15 Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,

Ezekiel 37:16 “You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.’ Then take another stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "live", "place", "land", "yahweh", "spoken", "performed", and "says". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "live", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "You will know that I am Yahweh..." into verse 15's "Yahweh s word came again to me...", so "Spirit" and "live" 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 "live" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.