Ezekiel 37:1-14
The Valley of Dry Bones
aThe hand of the Lord was upon me, and bhe brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, a“Son of man, bcan these bones live?” And cI answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, a“Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, bO dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause abreath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 aAnd I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and acover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, band you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7 So I prophesied aas I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, ba rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But athere was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, a“Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, bson of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from cthe four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” 10 So I prophesied aas he commanded me, and bthe breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then he said to me, a“Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and bour hope is lost; cwe are indeed cut off.’ 12 Therefore aprophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, bI will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And cI will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ayou shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And aI will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; bI have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”
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