| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. | 1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. |
| 2And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. | 2He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. |
| 3And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” | 3He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." |
| 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. | 4Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' |
| 5Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. | 5"Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. |
| 6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD.” | 6'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.'" |
| 7So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. | 7So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. |
| 8And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. | 8And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. |
| 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” | 9Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'" |
| 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. | 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. |
| 11Then 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 indeed cut off.’ | 11Then 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 has perished. We are completely cut off.' |
| 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. | 12"Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. |
| 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. | 13"Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. |
| 14And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.” | 14"I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'" |
| 15The word of the LORD came to me: | 15The word of the LORD came again to me saying, |
| 16“Son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ | 16"And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, 'For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions'; then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.' |
| 17And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. | 17"Then join them for yourself one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. |
| 18And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’ | 18"When the sons of your people speak to you saying, 'Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?' |
| 19say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand. | 19say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."' |
| 20When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes, | 20"The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. |
| 21then say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. | 21"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; |
| 22And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. | 22and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms. |
| 23They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. | 23"They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God. |
| 24“My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. | 24"My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them. |
| 25They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. | 25"They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons' sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. |
| 26I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. | 26"I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in their midst forever. |
| 27My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | 27"My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. |
| 28Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” | 28"And the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."'" |
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