1 | The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; it was full of bones. |
2 | And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the 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, thou knowest." |
4 | Again he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. |
5 | Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. |
6 | And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD." |
7 | So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. |
8 | And as I looked, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. |
9 | Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." |
10 | So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host. |
11 | Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, `Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.' |
12 | Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you home into the land of Israel. |
13 | And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. |
14 | And I 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, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it, says the LORD." |