Ezekiel 37:6–14

^37:6I will put tendons⁶ on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath⁷ in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

^37:7So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied—I heard⁸ a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. ^37:8As I watched, I saw⁹ tendons on them, then muscles appeared,¹⁰ and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath¹¹ in them.

^37:9He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath,¹²—prophesy, son of man—and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’ ” ^37:10So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.

^37:11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ ^37:12Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel. ^37:13Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people. ^37:14I will place my breath¹³ in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord—I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’ ”