^{1 Ref} The hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Yahweh, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.

^{2 Ref} He caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, behold, they were very dry.

^{3 Ref} He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord Yahweh, you know.

^{4 Ref} Again he said to me, Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, you dry bones, hear the word of Yahweh.

^{5 Ref} Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.

^{6 Ref} I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

^{7 Ref} So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

⁸ I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.

^{9 Ref} Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell the wind, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.

^{10 Ref} So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceeding great army.

^{11 Ref} Then 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 clean cut off.