Ezekiel 37:1-10
Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones.
2 He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry.
3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”(A)
4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’(B)
5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will make (a)breath enter you so that you may come to life.
6 I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you so that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.’”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [thundering] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on the bones, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them.
9 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’”
10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.(C)
Footnotes:
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Ezekiel 37:5: Or spirit, and so throughout the chapter.