Eze 37:8-17 | ESV | STEP | And I looked , and behold , there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them . But there was no breath in them.

8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But ^athere was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, ^b“Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, ^cson of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from ^dthe four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” 10 So I prophesied ^eas he commanded me, and ^fthe breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

11 Then he said to me, ^g“Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and ^hour hope is lost; ⁱwe are indeed cut off.’ 12 Therefore ^jprophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, ^kI will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And ^lI will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ^myou shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And ⁿI 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; ^oI have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”

I Will Be Their God, They Shall Be My People

15 The word of the Lord came to me: 16 ^p“Son of man, ^qtake a stick ^{▼▼Or one piece of wood; also verses 17, 19, 20} and write on it, ‘For ^sJudah, and ^tthe people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For ^uJoseph (the stick of ^vEphraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ 17 And ^wjoin them one to another into one stick, that ^xthey may become ^yone in your hand.