Ezekiel 37

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

1The 1handH3027 of the LordH3068 was upon me, and He 2broughtH3318 me outH3318 3by the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 and setH5117 me downH5117 in the middleH8432 of the 4valleyH1237; and it was fullH4392 of bonesH6106. 2He had me passH5674 amongH5921 them allH5439 aroundH5439, and beholdH2009, there were veryH3966 manyH7227 on the surfaceH6440 of the valleyH1237; and beholdH2009, they were veryH3966 dryH3002. 3Then He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, 5can theseH428 bonesH6106 liveH2421?” And I answeredH559, “LordH136 6GodH3068, 7You YourselfH859 knowH3045.” 4Again He saidH559 to me, “8ProphesyH5012 overH5921 theseH428 bonesH6106 and sayH559 to them, ‘You dryH3002 bonesH6106, 9hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068.’ 5ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 to theseH428 bonesH6106: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to make 1011breathH7307 enterH935 you so that you may comeH2421 toH2421 lifeH2421. 6And I will 12attachH5414 tendonsH1517 to you, make fleshH1320 growH5927 backH5927 on you, coverH7159 you with skinH5785, and putH5414 breathH7307 in you so that you may comeH2421 toH2421 lifeH2421; and you will 13knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.’”

7So I prophesiedH5012 14as I was commandedH6680; and as I prophesiedH5012, there was a loud noiseH6963, and beholdH2009, a 15rattlingH7494; and the bonesH6106 cameH7126 togetherH7126, boneH6106 to its boneH6106. 8And I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, tendonsH1517 were on them, and fleshH1320 grewH5927 and skinH5785 coveredH7159H4605 them; but thereH369 wasH369 noH369 breathH7307 in them. 9Then He saidH559 to me, “ProphesyH5012 to the breathH7307, prophesyH5012, sonH1121 of manH120, and sayH559 to the breathH7307, ‘The LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: “ComeH935 from the fourH702 windsH7307, breathH7307, and 16breatheH5301 on theseH428 slainH2026, so that they 17comeH2421 toH2421 lifeH2421.”’” 10So I prophesiedH5012 as He commandedH6680 me, and the 18breathH7307 enteredH935 them, and they cameH2421 toH2421 lifeH2421 and stoodH5975 on their feetH7272, an 19exceedinglyH3966 greatH1419 armyH2428.

The Vision Explained

11Then He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, theseH428 bonesH6106 are the 20entireH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; beholdH2009, they sayH559, ‘Our 21bonesH6106 are driedH3001 upH3001 and our hopeH8615 has perishedH6. We are 22completely 23cutH1504 offH1504.’ 12ThereforeH3651 prophesyH5012 and sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to openH6605 your gravesH6913 and 24cause you to comeH5927 upH5927 out of your gravesH6913, My peopleH5971; and I will bringH935 you into the landH127 of IsraelH3478. 13Then you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I have openedH6605 your gravesH6913 and caused you to comeH5927 upH5927 out of your gravesH6913, My peopleH5971. 14And I will 25putH5414 My 26SpiritH7307 within you and you will comeH2421 toH2421 lifeH2421, and I will placeH5117 you on your own landH127. Then you will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, have spokenH1696 and doneH6213 it,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.’”

Reunion of Judah and Israel

15The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 again to me, sayingH559, 16“Now you, sonH1121 of manH120, takeH3947 for yourself 27oneH259 stickH6086 and writeH3789 on it, ‘For 28JudahH3063 and for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, his companionsH2270’; then takeH3947 anotherH259 stickH6086 and writeH3789 on it, ‘For 29JosephH3130, the stickH6086 of EphraimH669 and allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, his companionsH2270.’ 17Then 30putH7126 them togetherH7126 for yourself oneH259 to anotherH259 into oneH259 stickH6086, so that they may becomeH1961 oneH259 in your handH3027. 18And whenH3512 the sonsH1121 of your peopleH5971 speakH559 to you, sayingH559, ‘Will you not declareH5046 to us 31whatH4100 32you mean by theseH428?’ 19sayH1696 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to takeH3947 the stickH6086 of JosephH3130, whichH834 is in the handH3027 of EphraimH669, and the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, his companionsH2270; and I will putH5414 them with it, with the stickH6086 of JudahH3063, and makeH6213 them oneH259 stickH6086, and they will be oneH259 in My handH3027.”’ 20The sticksH6086 on whichH834 you writeH3789 will be in your handH3027 before their eyesH5869. 21And sayH1696 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to 33takeH3947 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 from amongH996 the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 they have goneH1980, and I will gatherH6908 them from everyH5439 sideH5439 and bringH935 them into their own landH127; 22and I will makeH6213 them 34oneH259 nationH1471 in the landH776, on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478; and 35oneH259 kingH4428 will be kingH4428 for allH3605 of them; and they will noH3808 longerH5750 be twoH8147 nationsH1471, and noH3808 longerH5750 be dividedH2673 into twoH8147 kingdomsH4467. 23They will 36noH3808 longerH5750 defileH2930 themselves with their idolsH1544, or with their detestableH8251 thingsH8251, or with anyH3605 of their offensesH6588; but 37I will rescueH3467 them from allH3605 their 38dwellingH4186 placesH4186 in whichH834 they have sinnedH2398, and will cleanseH2891 them. And they will be My peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430.

The Davidic Kingdom

24“And My servantH5650 39DavidH1732 will be kingH4428 overH5921 them, and they will allH3605 haveH1961 40oneH259 shepherdH7462; and they will walkH1980 in My ordinancesH4941, and keepH8104 My statutesH2708 and 41followH6213 them. 25And they will liveH3427 on the landH776 that I gaveH5414 to My servantH5650 JacobH3290, in whichH834 your fathersH1 livedH3427; and they will liveH3427 on it, they, and their sonsH1121 and their sons’H1121 sonsH1121, foreverH5704H5769; and My servantH5650 42DavidH1732 will be their leaderH5387 foreverH5769. 26And I will makeH3772 a 43covenantH1285 of peaceH7965 with them; it will be an 44everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 with them. And I will 45placeH5414 them and 46multiplyH7235 them, and setH5414 My 47sanctuaryH4720 in their midstH8432 foreverH5769. 27My 48dwellingH4908 placeH4908 also will be amongH5921 them; and 49I will be their GodH430, and they will be My peopleH5971. 28And the nationsH1471 will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 50who sanctifiesH6942 IsraelH3478, when My sanctuaryH4720 is in their midstH8432 foreverH5769.”’”