The Valley of Dry Bones

37 ^(A)The hand of the Lord was upon me, and ^(B)he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley;^[a] it was full of bones. ² And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. ³ And he said to me, ^(C)“Son of man, ^(D)can these bones live?” And ^(E)I answered, “O Lord God, you know.”

⁷ So I prophesied ^(A)as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, ^(B)a rattling,^[a] and the bones came together, bone to its bone. ⁸ And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But ^(C)there was no breath in them. ⁹ Then he said to me, ^(D)“Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, ^(E)son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from ^(F)the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ¹⁰ So I prophesied ^(G)as he commanded me, and ^(H)the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

¹⁴ And ^(A)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 am the Lord; ^(B)I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”