Eze 37:1-14 | NASB1995 | STEP | The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley ; and it was full of bones .

Ezekiel 37:1-14

1 The ^ahand of the Lord was upon me, and He ^bbrought me out ^{▼▼ Or in}by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the ^dvalley; and it was full of bones. 2 He 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. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, ^ecan these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, ^gYou know.” 4 Again He said to me, ^h“Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, ⁱhear the word of the Lord.’ 5 “Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause ^{▼▼ Or spirit, and so throughout the ch
,} ^kbreath 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 ^lknow that I am the Lord.’”

7 So I prophesied ^mas I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a ^{▼▼ Lit voice; or thunder}noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then 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 ^obreathe on these slain, that they ^pcome to life.”’” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^qbreath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^rexceedingly great army.

The Vision Explained

11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^swhole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our ^tbones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are ^{▼▼ Lit cut off to ourselves}completely ^vcut off.’ 12 “Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will open your graves and ^wcause 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 ^xput My ^{▼▼ Or breath}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.’”