1. I felt the power of the Lord was on me. He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord. And he put me down in the middle of a valley. It was full of bones.
2. The Lord led me around among the bones. There were many bones on the bottom of the valley. I saw the bones were very dry.
3. Then he asked me, “Human being, can these bones live?”I answered, “Lord God, only you know.”
4. The Lord said to me, “Prophesy to these bones. Say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
5. This is what the Lord God says to the bones: I will cause breath to enter you. Then you will live.
6. I will put muscles on you. I will put flesh on you. I will cover you with skin. Then I will put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
7. So I prophesied as I was commanded. While I prophesied, there was a noise and a rattling. The bones came together, bone to bone.
8. I looked and saw muscles come on the bones. Flesh grew, and skin covered the bones. But there was no breath in them.
9. Then the Lord said to me, “Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, human being, and say to the wind: ‘This is what the Lord God says: Wind, come from the four winds. Breathe on these people who were killed so they can live again.’”
10. So I prophesied as the Lord commanded me. And the breath came into them, and they came to life. They stood on their feet. They were a very large army.
11. Then the Lord said to me: “Human being, these bones are like all the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has gone. We are destroyed.’
12. So, prophesy, and say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: My people, I will open your graves. And I will cause you to come up out of your graves. Then I will bring you into the land of Israel.