1. 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
valley which was full of bones,
2. And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold,
there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were
very dry.
3. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I
answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say
unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will
cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon
you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye
shall live; and ye 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 his bone.
8. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon
them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no
breath in them.
9. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son
of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come
from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain,
that they may live.
10. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into
them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an
exceeding great army.
11. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole
house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and
our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord
GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause
you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the
land of Israel.
13. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened
your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your
graves,
14. And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I
shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I
the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
