Eze 37:1-14 | NASB2020 | 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

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

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 had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. 3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, ^ecan these bones live?” And I answered, “Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch}God, ^gYou Yourself know.” 4 Again He said to me, “ ^hProphesy over these bones and say to them, ‘You dry bones, ⁱhear the word of the Lord.’ 5 This is what the Lord God says to these bones: ‘Behold, I am going to make ^{▼▼Or spirit, and so throughout the ch
,} ^kbreath enter you so that you may come to life. 6 And I will ^{▼▼Lit give}attach tendons to you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you so that you may come to life; and you will ^mknow that I am the Lord.’”

7 So I prophesied ⁿas I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a loud noise, and behold, a ^{▼▼Or rustling}rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, tendons 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, ‘The Lord God says this: “Come from the four winds, breath, and ^pbreathe on these slain, so that they ^qcome to life.”’” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^rbreath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^sexceedingly great army.

The Vision Explained

11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^tentire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our ^ubones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are ^{▼▼Lit cut off to ourselves}completely ^wcut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to open your graves and ^xcause 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 And I will ^yput 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.’”