Ezekiel 37

Revised Geneva Translation

37 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 field, which was full of bones.

² And He led me all around them. And behold, there were very many in the open field. And lo, they were very dry.

³ And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”

⁴ Again, He said to me, “Prophesy upon these bones and say to them, ‘O you dry bones! Hear the Word of the LORD!

⁵ ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you; and you shall live.

⁶ “And I will lay sinews upon you, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, so that you may live. And you shall know that I am the LORD.”’”

⁷ 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 bone.

⁸ And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them, and covered them above the skin. But there was no breath in them.

⁹ Then He said to me: “Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these killed, so that they may live!”’”

¹⁰ So I prophesied as He had Commanded me. And the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

¹¹ Then He said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole House of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone. We are completely cut off.’

¹² “Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, My people. I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your sepulchers and bring you into the land of Israel.

¹³ “And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your sepulchers,

¹⁴ “and shall put My Spirit in you; and you shall live; and I shall place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’”

¹⁵ The Word of the LORD came again to me, saying:

¹⁶ “Moreover, you son of man, take a piece of wood for yourself and write upon it, ‘To Judah, and to the children of Israel, his companions…’ Then take another piece of wood and write upon it, ‘To Joseph, the tree of Ephraim, and to all the House of Israel his companions…’

¹⁷ “And you shall join them, one to another, into one tree. And they shall be as one in your hand.

¹⁸ “And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’

¹⁹ “you shall answer them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the tree of Joseph (which is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel (his fellows) and will put them together with the tree of Judah and make them one tree. And they shall be one in My Hand.

²⁰ “And the wood upon which you write shall be in your hand, in their sight.

²¹ “And say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, wherever they have gone, and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.

²² “And I will make them one people in the land, upon the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king to them all. And they shall no longer be two peoples or be divided into two kingdoms anymore.

²³ “Nor shall they be polluted anymore with their idols, or with their abominations, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned and will cleanse them. So shall they be My people; and I will be their God.

²⁴ “And David, My servant, shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My Judgments and observe My Statutes and do them.

²⁵ “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob, My servant, where your fathers have dwelt. And they shall dwell there, they and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever. And My servant, David, shall be their prince forever.

²⁶ “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 among them forevermore.

²⁷ “My Tabernacle shall also be with them. Yea, I will be their God; and they shall be My people.

²⁸ “Thus the heathen shall know that I, the LORD, sanctifies Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be among them forevermore.”’”