The hand of the LORD
was upon me, and carried me out
in the spirit
of the LORD
, and set me down
in the midst
of the valley
which was full
of bones
,
And caused me to pass by them round about
: and, behold, there were very
many
in the open
valley
; and, lo, they were very
dry
.
And he said unto me, Son
of man
, can these bones
live
? And I answered
, O Lord
GOD
, thou knowest
.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy
upon these bones
, and say
unto them, O ye dry
bones
, hear
the word
of the LORD
.
Thus saith the Lord
GOD
unto these bones
; Behold, I will cause breath
to enter
into you, and ye shall live
:
And I will lay sinews
upon you, and will bring up
flesh
upon you, and cover
you with skin
, and put
breath
in you, and ye shall live
; and ye shall know
that I am the LORD
.
So I prophesied as I was commanded
: and as I prophesied
, there was a noise
, and behold a shaking
, and the bones
came together
, bone
to his bone
.
And when I beheld, lo, the sinews
and the flesh
came up
upon them, and the skin
covered
them above
: but there was no breath
in them.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy
unto the wind
, prophesy
, son
of man
, and say
to the wind
, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
; Come
from the four
winds
, O breath
, and breathe
upon these slain
, that they may live
.
So I prophesied as he commanded
me, and the breath
came
into them, and they lived
, and stood up
upon their feet
, an exceeding
great
army
.
Then he said unto me, Son
of man
, these bones
are the whole house
of Israel
: behold, they say
, Our bones
are dried
, and our hope
is lost
: we are cut off
for our parts.
Therefore prophesy and say
unto them, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
; Behold, O my people
, I will open
your graves
, and cause you to come up
out of your graves
, and bring
you into the land
of Israel
.
And ye shall know that I am the LORD
, when I have opened
your graves
, O my people
, and brought you up
out of your graves
,
And shall put my spirit
in you, and ye shall live
, and I shall place
you in your own land
: then shall ye know
that I the LORD
have spoken
it , and performed
it , saith
the LORD
.
The word of the LORD
came again unto me, saying
,
Moreover, thou son of man
, take
thee one
stick
, and write
upon it, For Judah
, and for the children
of Israel
his companions
: then take
another
stick
, and write
upon it, For Joseph
, the stick
of Ephraim
, and for all the house
of Israel
his companions
:
And join them one
to another
into one
stick
; and they shall become one
in thine hand
.
And when the children of thy people
shall speak
unto thee, saying
, Wilt thou not shew
us what thou meanest by these?
Say unto them, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
; Behold, I will take
the stick
of Joseph
, which is in the hand
of Ephraim
, and the tribes
of Israel
his fellows
, and will put
them with him, even with the stick
of Judah
, and make
them one
stick
, and they shall be one
in mine hand
.
And the sticks whereon thou writest
shall be in thine hand
before their eyes
.
And say unto them, Thus saith
the Lord
GOD
; Behold, I will take
the children
of Israel
from among
the heathen
, whither they be gone
, and will gather
them on every side
, and bring
them into their own land
:
And I will make them one
nation
in the land
upon the mountains
of Israel
; and one
king
shall be king
to them all: and they shall be
no more two
nations
, neither shall they be divided
into two
kingdoms
any more at all:
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols
, nor with their detestable things
, nor with any of their transgressions
: but I will save
them out of all their dwellingplaces
, wherein they have sinned
, and will cleanse
them: so shall they be my people
, and I will be their God
.
And David my servant
shall be king
over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd
: they shall also walk
in my judgments
, and observe
my statutes
, and do
them.
And they shall dwell in the land
that I have given
unto Jacob
my servant
, wherein your fathers
have dwelt
; and they shall dwell
therein, even they, and their children
, and their children's
children
for ever
: and my servant
David
shall be their prince
for
ever
.
Moreover I will make a covenant
of peace
with them; it shall be an everlasting
covenant
with them: and I will place
them, and multiply
them, and will set
my sanctuary
in the midst
of them for evermore
.
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God
, and they shall be my people
.
And the heathen shall know
that I the LORD
do sanctify
Israel
, when my sanctuary
shall be in the midst
of them for evermore
.