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37 The Hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the field, which was full of bones.

² And He led me all around them. And behold, there were very many in the open field. And lo, they were very dry.

³ And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”

⁴ Again, He said to me, “Prophesy upon these bones and say to them, ‘O you dry bones! Hear the Word of the LORD!

⁵ ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you; and you shall live.

⁶ “And I will lay sinews upon you, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, so that you may live. And you shall know that I am the LORD.”’”

⁷ So I prophesied as I was Commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a shaking. And the bones came together, bone to bone.

⁸ And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them, and covered them above the skin. But there was no breath in them.

⁹ Then He said to me: “Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these killed, so that they may live!”’”

¹⁰ So I prophesied as He had Commanded me. And the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

¹¹ Then He said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole House of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone. We are completely cut off.’

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

¹³ “And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your sepulchers,

¹⁴ “and shall put My Spirit in you; and you shall live; and I shall place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’”

¹⁵ The Word of the LORD came again to me, saying:

¹⁶ “Moreover, you son of man, take a piece of wood for yourself and write upon it, ‘To Judah, and to the children of Israel, his companions…’ Then take another piece of wood and write upon it, ‘To Joseph, the tree of Ephraim, and to all the House of Israel his companions…’

¹⁷ “And you shall join them, one to another, into one tree. And they shall be as one in your hand.

¹⁸ “And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’

¹⁹ “you shall answer them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the tree of Joseph (which is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel (his fellows) and will put them together with the tree of Judah and make them one tree. And they shall be one in My Hand.

²⁰ “And the wood upon which you write shall be in your hand, in their sight.

²¹ “And say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, wherever they have gone, and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.

²² “And I will make them one people in the land, upon the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king to them all. And they shall no longer be two peoples or be divided into two kingdoms anymore.

²³ “Nor shall they be polluted anymore with their idols, or with their abominations, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned and will cleanse them. So shall they be My people; and I will be their God.

²⁴ “And David, My servant, shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My Judgments and observe My Statutes and do them.

²⁵ “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob, My servant, where your fathers have dwelt. And they shall dwell there, they and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever. And My servant, David, shall be their prince forever.

²⁶ “Moreover, I will make a Covenant of Peace with them. It shall be an everlasting Covenant with them. And I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary among them forevermore.

²⁷ “My Tabernacle shall also be with them. Yea, I will be their God; and they shall be My people.

²⁸ “Thus the heathen shall know that I, the LORD, sanctifies Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be among them forevermore.”’”

38 And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying:

² “Son of men, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

³ “and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I come against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal!

⁴ “And I will destroy you and put hooks in your jaws. And I will bring you forth and all your army, horses and horsemen, all clothed with all sorts of armor, a great multitude with bucklers and shields, all handling swords,

⁵ “those of Paras, of Cush, and Put with them, all those who bear shield and helmet:

⁶ “Gomer and all his bands, the house of Togarmah of the North quarters and all his bands, and many people with you.

⁷ “Prepare yourself and make yourself ready—you and all your multitude who are assembled to you—and be their safeguard.

⁸ “After many days, you shall be visited. In the latter years, you shall come into the land that has been destroyed with the sword and has been gathered from many people, upon the mountains of Israel which have long lain waste. Yet they have been brought out from the people; and they shall dwell all safely.

⁹ “You shall ascend and come up like a storm and shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your bands and many people with you.”

¹⁰ ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “At the same time, things shall come into your mind; and you shall think evil thoughts.

¹¹ “And you shall say, ‘I will go up to the land that has no walled towers. I will go to those who are at rest and dwell in safety—who all dwell without walls and have neither bars nor gates—

¹² “to plunder the prey and to take a spoil, to turn your hand upon the desolate places that are inhabited and upon the people who are gathered out of the nations which have gotten cattle and goods and dwell in the midst of the land.

¹³ “Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its lions, shall say to you, ‘Have you come to plunder the prey? Have you gathered your multitude to take a spoil, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to spoil a great prey?’”’

¹⁴ “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day, when My people of Israel dwell safely, shall you not know it

¹⁵ “and come from your place out of the northern parts—you and many people with you, all riding upon horses—a great multitude and a mighty army.

¹⁶ “And you shall come up against My people of Israel. As a cloud to cover the land you shall be in the latter days. And I will bring you upon My land, so that the heathen may know Me when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”

¹⁷ ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Are you not him of whom I have spoken in old time, by the hand of My servants, the Prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days and years that I would bring you upon them?

¹⁸ “Also, at the same time, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “My wrath shall arise in My anger.

¹⁹ “For in My indignation, in the fire of My wrath, have I spoken it. Surely at that time there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel,

²⁰ “so that the fishes of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field and all that moves and creeps upon the Earth, and all the men who are upon the Earth, shall tremble at My presence. And the mountains shall be overthrown; and the steep places shall fall; and every wall shall fall to the ground.

²¹ “For I will call for a sword against him throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord GOD, “Every man’s sword shall be against his brother.

²² “And I will execute judgment against him with pestilence and with blood. And I will cause to rain upon him and upon his bands and upon the great people who are with him, a sore rain and hailstones, fire and brimstone.

²³ “Thus will I be magnified and sanctified and known in the eyes of many nations. And they shall know that I am the LORD.”’

39 “Therefore, you son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I come against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

² “And I will destroy you and leave but a sixth of you and will cause you to come up from the northern parts and will bring you upon the mountains of Israel.

³ “And I will strike your bow from out of your left hand; and I will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

⁴ “You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, and all your bands, and the people who are with you. I will give you to the birds, to every feathered fowl and beast of the field to be devoured.

⁵ “You shall fall upon the open field; for I have spoken it,” says the Lord GOD.

⁶ “And I will send a fire on Magog and among those who dwell safely in the isles. And they shall know that I am the LORD.

⁷ “So will I make My Holy Name known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not allow them to pollute My Holy Name anymore. And the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

⁸ “Behold, it has come, and it is done,” says the Lord GOD, “and this is the day of which I have spoken.

⁹ “And those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth and shall burn and set fire to the weapons and on the shields and bucklers, upon the bows and upon the arrows and upon the rods in their hands and upon the spears. And they shall burn them with fire for seven years,

¹⁰ “so that they shall bring no wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests. For they shall burn the weapons with fire; and they shall rob those who robbed them and plunder those who plundered them,” says the Lord GOD.

¹¹ “And at the same time, I will give Gog a place there in Israel for burial: the valley by which men go toward the eastern part of the sea; and it shall cause those who pass by to hold their noses. And they shall bury Gog there with all his multitude. And they shall call it the Valley of Hamon Gog.

¹² “And for seven months shall the House of Israel bury them, so that they may cleanse the land.

¹³ “Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them. And they shall have a name when I shall be glorified,” says the Lord GOD.

¹⁴ “And they shall choose men to go continually through the land with those who work to bury those who remain upon the ground, to cleanse it. They shall search until the end of seven months.

¹⁵ “And the travelers who pass through the land, if anyone sees a man’s bone, he shall then set up a sign by it until the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog.

¹⁶ “And, also, the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.

¹⁷ “And you, son of man,” thus says the Lord GOD: “speak to every feathered fowl, and to all the beasts of the field. Assemble yourselves and come. Gather yourselves on every side to My sacrifice. For I do sacrifice a great sacrifice for you upon the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.

¹⁸ “You shall eat the flesh of the valiant and drink the blood of the princes of the Earth, of the weathers, of the lambs, of the goats, of bullocks, and of all fat beasts of Bashan.

¹⁹ “And you shall eat fat until you are full, and drink blood until you are drunk at My sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

²⁰ “Thus you shall be filled with horses and chariots at My table, with valiant men and with all men of war,” says the Lord GOD.

²¹ “And I will set My Glory among the heathen. And all the heathen shall see My judgment that I have executed, and My Hand which I have laid upon them.

²² “So the House of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward.

²³ “And the heathen shall know that the House of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they trespassed against Me. Therefore, I hid My Face from them and gave them into the hand of their enemies. So, they all fell by the sword.

²⁴ “According to their uncleanness, and according to their transgressions, I have done to them, and hidden My Face from them.”’

²⁵ “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Now will I bring back the captives of Jacob, and have compassion upon the whole House of Israel, and will be jealous for My Holy Name,

²⁶ ‘after they have borne their shame and all their transgression by which they have transgressed against Me, when they dwelt safely in their land and without fear of anyone.

²⁷ ‘When I have brought them back from the people and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands and am sanctified in them, in the sight of many nations,

²⁸ ‘then they shall know that I am the LORD their God, Who caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen. But I have gathered them to their own land and have left none of them there anymore.

²⁹ ‘Nor will I hide My Face from them anymore. For I have poured out My Spirit upon the House of Israel,’ says the Lord GOD.”