Ezekiel 37:1-14

LEB(i) 1 The hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he brought me by the Spirit of Yahweh, and he let me rest* in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones. 2 And he led me all around* over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry. 3 And he said to me, "Son of man,* can these bones live?" And I said, "Lord Yahweh, you know." 4 And he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, to the dry bones, 'Hear the word of Yahweh! 5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: "Look! I am bringing into you breath, and you will live! 6 And I will lay on you sinews, and I will let flesh come upon you, and I will cover you over with skin, and I will put breath into you, and you will live, and you will know that I am Yahweh." '" 7 And I prophesied just as* I had been commanded, and there was a sound at my prophesying, and look! A rattling, and they came together—the bones! Bone to its bone! 8 And I looked, and indeed, sinews were on them, and flesh went up,* and skin covered over* them upward,* but breath was not in them. 9 And he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man,* and you must say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh from the four winds,* "Come, O spirit and breath, on these dead ones, so that they may live!" '" 10 And I prophesied as* he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they became alive, and they stood on their feet, a very, very large group. 11 And he said to me, "Son of man,* these bones are all of the house of Israel; look! they are saying, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is destroyed; we are cut off as far as we are concerned.'* 12 Therefore prophesy, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I am opening your graves, and I will bring you up from your graves, my people, and I will bring you to the land of Israel! 13 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I open your graves when I bring you up from your graves, my people! 14 And I will put my breath into you so that you may live, and I will cause you to rest on your soil, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!" ' declares* Yahweh."