1 I felt the powerful presence of the Lord, and his Spirit took me and set me down in a valley where the ground was covered with bones.
2 He led me all round the valley, and I could see that there were very many bones and that they were very dry.
3 He said to me, “Mortal man, can these bones come back to life?”I replied, “Sovereign Lord, only you can answer that!”
4 He said, “Prophesy to the bones. Tell these dry bones to listen to the word of the Lord.
5 Tell them that I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to them: I am going to put breath into you and bring you back to life.
6 I will give you sinews and muscles, and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you and bring you back to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”