The Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37

1 d The hand of the Lord was upon me, and e he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; 1 it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, f "Son of man, g can these bones live?" And h I answered, "O Lord God, you know." 4 Then he said to me, i "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, j O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause k breath 2 to enter you, and you shall live. 6 l And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and l cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, m and you shall know that I am the Lord."

7 So I prophesied n as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, o a rattling, 3 and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But p there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, i "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, f son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from q the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." 10 So I prophesied n as he commanded me, and r the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

11 Then he said to me, f "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and s our hope is lost; t we are indeed cut off.' 12 Therefore i prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, u I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And v I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And w you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14 And x I 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; y I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:3
    The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:12
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  4. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:35
    But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?
  5. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:39
    'See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
    John 5:21
    For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:2
    Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
  7. Cross References
    John 5:28
    Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 2:7
    Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:8
    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.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:8
    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.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 12:7
    And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight.
    Ezekiel 24:18
    So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 19:11
    And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:5
    Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:4
    Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, you know.
  17. Cross References
    Daniel 7:2
    Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
    Daniel 11:4
    And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.
    Revelation 7:1
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:7
    So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
  19. Cross References
    Revelation 11:11
    But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, you know.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:10
    "And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: 'Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?'
    Isaiah 49:14
    But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.
  22. Cross References
    Lamentations 3:54
    Water closed over my head; I said, 'I am lost.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:4
    Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
  24. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:19
    Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
    Hosea 13:14
    Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:21
    Then say to them, Thus says the Lord God : Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land.
    Ezekiel 37:25
    They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever.
    Ezekiel 36:24
    I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 36:27
    And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:24
    And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord ; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it.
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