Ezekiel 37:1-14 (New American Standard Bible)

Ezekiel 37

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

 ¹The ^(A)hand of the LORD was upon me, and He ^(B)brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the ^(C)valley; and it was full of bones.

 ²He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.

 ³He said to me, "Son of man, ^(D)can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, ^(E)You know."

 ⁴Again He said to me, "^(F)Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, ^(G)hear the word of the LORD.'

 ⁵"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause ^[a](H)breath to enter you that you may come to life.

 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 ^(I)know that I am the LORD.'"

 ⁷So I prophesied ^(J)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.

 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 ^(K)breathe on these slain, that they ^(L)come to life."'"

 ¹⁰So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^(M)breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^(N)exceedingly great army.

The Vision Explained

 ¹¹Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the ^(O)whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our ^(P)bones are dried up and our hope has perished We are completely ^(Q)cut off.'

 ¹²"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and ^(R)cause 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 ^(S)put My ^[b]Spirit 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.'"