1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and the LORD brought me forth in the spirit, and set me in the midst of a field, and it was full of bones,

2 And he went round about them, and behold, there were very many of them on the surface of the field, and behold, they were very dry.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man! Will these bones live? I said, Lord God! You know that.

4 And he said unto me, Speak a prophecy upon these bones, and say unto them, Dry bones! hear the word of the Lord!"

5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones, Behold, I will bring the breath into you, and ye shall live.

6 And I will surround you with sinews, and I will bring forth flesh upon you, and I will cover you with skin, and I will bring spirit into you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

7 I have spoken a prophecy as I was commanded; And while I was prophesying, there was a noise, and there was a movement, and the bones began to draw near, bone to bone.

8 And I saw, and behold, the sinews were upon them, and the flesh grew, and the skin covered them from above, but the spirit was not in them.

9 Then he said to me, 'Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, 'Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they shall live.'

10 And I prophesied as he had commanded me, and the spirit entered into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a very, very great host.

11 And he said to me, 'Son of man! these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say: "Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, we are torn from the root."

12 Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will open your graves, and bring you out, O my people, out of your graves, and will bring you into the land of Israel.

13 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you, my people, out of your graves,

14 And I will put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your land, and ye shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken these things, and have done them, saith the Lord.