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.

15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

16 And thou, son of man, take unto thee one rod, and write upon it, To Judah, and to the children of Israel, who are allied with him; and also take a rod and write on it: "To Joseph"; it is the rod of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel, which is allied with him.

17 And thou shalt lay them together one with the other in one rod, that they may be one in thy hand.

18 And when the children of thy people shall ask thee, 'Wilt thou not explain to us what these are with thee?'

19 Then say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Behold, I will take the rod of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel allied with him, and I will put them to it, to the rod of Judah, and I will make them one rod, and they will be one in my hand.'

20 And when the two rods on which thou shalt write shall be in thy hand before their eyes,

21 then say unto them, 'Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will take the children of Israel out of the midst of the nations among which they are, and I will gather them from every side, and bring them into their land.'