Ezekiel 37:6
37:6 I will put tendons 1 on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath 2 in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
Ezekiel 37:14
37:14 I will place my breath 3 in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”
1 tn The exact physiological meaning of the term is uncertain. In addition to v. 8, the term occurs only in Gen 32:33; Job 10:11; 40:17; and Jer 48:4.
2 tn Or “a spirit.”
3 tn Or “spirit.” This is likely an allusion to Gen 2 and God’s breath which creates life.