Ezekiel 37:1-11

1The 1hand of the Lord was upon me, and He 2brought me out 3by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the 4valley; and it was full of bones. 2He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. 3Then He said to me, “Son of man, 5can these bones live?” And I answered, “Lord 6God, 7You Yourself know.” 4Again He said to me, “8Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘You dry bones, 9hear the word of the Lord.’ 5This is what the Lord God says to these bones: ‘Behold, I am going to make 1011breath enter you so that you may come to life. 6And I will 12attach tendons to you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you so that you may come to life; and you will 13know that I am the Lord.’”

7So I prophesied 14as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a loud noise, and behold, a 15rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8And I looked, and behold, tendons were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘The Lord God says this: “Come from the four winds, breath, and 16breathe on these slain, so that they 17come to life.”’” 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the 18breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an 19exceedingly great army.

11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the 20entire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our 21bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are 22completely 23cut off.’