Ezekiel 37:6–14

⁶‘I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will ^aknow that I am the Lord.’ ”

⁷So I prophesied ^aas I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a ¹noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

⁸And I looked, and behold, sinews 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, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and ^abreathe on these slain, that they ^bcome to life.” ’ ”

¹⁰So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^abreath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^bexceedingly great army.

The Vision Explained

¹¹Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^awhole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our ^bbones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are ¹completely ^ccut off.’

¹²“Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will open your graves and ^acause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

¹³“Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people.

¹⁴“I will ^aput My ¹Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken and done it,” declares the Lord.’ ”