1 T here hath been upon me a hand of Jehovah, and He taketh me forth in the Spirit of Jehovah, and doth place me in the midst of the valley, and it is full of bones,

The hand of the Lord was upon me. He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the center of the valley. It was full of bones.

2 a nd He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry.

He led me around the valley. I saw there were very many bones, and they were very dry.

3 A nd He saith unto me, `Son of man, do these bones live?' And I say, `O Lord Jehovah, Thou -- Thou hast known.'

He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, only You know that.”

4 A nd He saith unto me, `Prophesy concerning these bones, and thou hast said unto them: O dry bones, hear a word of Jehovah:

He said to me, “Speak in My name over these bones. Say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the Word of the Lord.’

5 T hus said the Lord Jehovah to these bones: Lo, I am bringing into you a spirit, and ye have lived,

This is what the Lord God says to these bones: ‘I will make breath come into you, and you will come to life.

6 a nd I have given on you sinews, and cause flesh to come up upon you, and covered you over with skin, and given in you a spirit, and ye have lived, and ye have known that I Jehovah.'

I will join you together, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you to make you come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

7 A nd I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise, as I am prophesying, and lo, a rushing, and draw near do the bones, bone unto its bone.

So I spoke as I was told. And as I spoke, there was a noise, the sound of bones hitting against each other. The bones came together, bone to bone.

8 A nd I beheld, and lo, on them sinews, and flesh hath come up, and cover them doth skin over above -- and spirit there is none in them.

I looked and saw that parts had grown to hold them together. Flesh had grown, and they were covered with skin. But there was no breath in them.

9 A nd He saith unto me: `Prophesy unto the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and thou hast said unto the Spirit: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: From the four winds come in, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they do live.'

Then He said to me, “Speak to the breath in My name, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘The Lord God says, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these dead bodies to make them come to life.”’”

10 A nd I have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit cometh into them, and they live, and stand on their feet -- a very very great force.

So I spoke as I had been told. The breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet. They were a large army.

11 A nd He saith unto me, `Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; lo, they are saying: Dried up have our bones, And perished hath our hope, We have been cut off by ourselves.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is gone. We are all destroyed.’

12 T herefore, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am opening your graves, And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, And brought you in unto the land of Israel.

So speak in My name and tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “I will open your graves, My people, and make you come out of them. And I will bring you into the land of Israel.

13 A nd ye have known that I Jehovah, In My opening your graves, And in My bringing you up out of your graves, O My people.

Then, My people, you will know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves and brought you up.

14 A nd I have given My Spirit in you, and ye have lived, And I have caused you to rest on your land, And ye have known that I Jehovah, I have spoken, and I have done, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

I will put My Spirit within you, and you will come to life. I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it,” says the Lord.’” Judah and Israel under One King

15 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

16 ` And thou, son of man, take to thee one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions,

“Son of man, take one stick of wood and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the people of Israel with him.’ Then take another stick of wood and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the people of Israel with him.’

17 a nd bring them near one unto another, to thee, for one stick, and they have become one in thy hand.

Then join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand.

18 ` And when sons of thy people speak unto thee, saying, Dost thou not declare to us what these to thee?

And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not let us know what you mean by these?’

19 S peak unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am taking the stick of Joseph, that in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and have given them unto him, with the stick of Judah, and have made them become one stick, and they have been one in My hand.

tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the people of Israel who are with him. And I will put it with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick. They will be one in My hand.”’

20 A nd the sticks on which thou writest have been in thy hand before thine eyes,

Hold in front of them the sticks you write on,

21 a nd speak thou unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am taking the sons of Israel, From among the nations whither they have gone, And have gathered them from round about, And I have brought them in unto their land.

and tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “I will take the people of Israel from the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land.

22 A nd I have made them become one nation in the land, on mountains of Israel, And one king is to them all for king, And they are no more as two nations, Nor are they divided any more into two kingdoms again.

I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king will rule over all of them. They will no longer be two nations, and they will no longer be divided under two kings.

23 N or are they defiled any more with their idols, And with their abominations, And with any of their transgressions, And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, In which they have sinned, And I have cleansed them, And they have been to Me for a people, And I -- I am to them for God.

They will no longer make themselves unclean with their false gods, or with their hated objects of worship, or with any of their sins. I will keep them from turning again to these sins, and will make them clean. They will be My people, and I will be their God.

24 A nd My servant David king over them, And one shepherd have they all, And in My judgments they go, And My statutes they keep, and have done them.

“My servant David will be their king, and they will have one shepherd. They will follow and keep My Laws, and obey them.

25 A nd they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, In which your fathers have dwelt, And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, And their son's sons -- unto the age, And David My servant their prince -- to the age.

And they will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children will live in it forever. And My servant David will be their leader forever.

26 A nd I have made to them a covenant of peace, A covenant age-during it is with them, And I have placed them, and multiplied them, And placed My sanctuary in their midst -- to the age.

I will make a peace agreement with them, one that lasts forever. I will bring good to them and make them many in number. And I will set My holy place among them forever.

27 A nd My tabernacle hath been over them, And I have been to them for God, And they have been to Me for a people.

I will live with them, and will be their God, and they will be My people.

28 A nd known have the nations that I Jehovah am sanctifying Israel, In My sanctuary being in their midst -- to the age!'

Then the nations will know that I am the Lord Who makes Israel holy, when My holy place is among them forever.”’”