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The hand of Jehovah was on me. And He brought me by the Spirit of Jehovah and made me rest in the midst of a valley, and it was full of bones.

And He made me pass among them all around. And, behold, very many were on the face of the valley. And, behold! They were very dry.

And He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I said, O Lord Jehovah, You know.

And He said to me, Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the Word of Jehovah:

So says the Lord Jehovah to these bones, Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live,

and I will put on you sinews and will bring flesh on you and spread skin over you and put breath in you, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am Jehovah.

So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise. And, behold, a shaking! And the bones drew near, a bone to its bone.

And I saw. And, behold! The sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin spread over them from above. But there was no breath in them.

Then He said to me, Prophesy to the Spirit. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the Spirit, So says the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain ones, that they may live.

So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit came into them. And they lived and stood on their feet, a very great army.

Then He said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is perished; we are cut off to ourselves.

So prophesy and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people, and I will bring you to the land of Israel.

And you shall know that I am Jehovah when I have opened your graves and have brought you up out of your graves, O My people.

And I shall put My Spirit within you, and you shall live; and I will put you on your own land. And you shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it, says Jehovah.