¹The power of the Lord came over me. The Lord brought me out by his Spirit and put me down in the middle of a valley. The valley was filled with bones. ²He led me all around them. I saw that there were very many bones at the bottom of the valley, and they were very dry.

³Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

I answered, “Only you know, Almighty Lord.”

⁴Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones. Tell them, ‘Dry bones, listen to the Lord’s word. ⁵This is what the Almighty Lord says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live. ⁶I will put ligaments on you, place muscles on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

⁷So I prophesied as I was commanded. While I was prophesying, suddenly there was a rattling noise, and the bones came together, one bone ⸤attaching itself⸥ to another. ⁸As I looked, I saw that ligaments were on them, muscles were on them, and skin covered them. Yet, there was no breath in them.

⁹Then the Lord said to me, “Prophesy to the breath!^aProphesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Come from the four winds, Breath, and breathe on these people who were killed so that they will live.’ ”

¹⁰So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath entered them. Then they came to life and stood on their feet. There were enough of them to form a very large army.

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Ezekiel 37:3: And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.”

Footnotes

a 37:9 Or “Spirit.”