Ezekiel 37:1-10 The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of Jehovah and set me down in the middle of the valley. The valley was full of bones.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of Jehovah and set me down in the middle of the valley. The valley was full of bones. ² He caused me to pass among them round about. There were very many on the surface of the valley and they were very dry. ³ He said to me: »Son of man, can these bones live?« I answered, »O Lord Jehovah, you know.« ⁴ »‘Again he said: »Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. ⁵ »‘The Lord Jehovah says to these bones: »I will cause breath 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. You will know that I am Jehovah.«’« ⁷ So I prophesied as I was commanded. As I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling. The bones came together, bone to its bone. ⁸ I looked, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them. But there was no breath in them. ⁹ Then Jehovah said to me: »Prophesy to the wind (ruach: air, breath, spirit, life)! Prophesy, son of man. Tell the wind, this is what the Lord Jehovah says: ‘Come from the four winds, O Breath, and breathe on these people who were killed so that they will live.«’« ¹⁰ So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath of life entered them. Then they came to life and stood on their feet. There were enough of them to form a very large army.