Ezekiel 37

Prophesying to the Bones Ezekiel 37:4–10

⁴Verse 4. Again he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, ‘You dry bones, hear Yahweh’s word. ⁵Verse 5. Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live. ⁶Verse 6. 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 will live. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’” ⁷Verse 7. So I prophesied as I was commanded. As I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, there was an earthquake. Then the bones came together, bone to its bone.

⁸Verse 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. ⁹Verse 9. Then he said 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.”’” ¹⁰Verse 10. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.

Interpretation of the Vision Ezekiel 37:11–14

¹¹Verse 11. 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 completely cut off.’ ¹²Verse 12. Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “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. ¹³Verse 13. You will know that I am Yahweh, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, my people. ¹⁴Verse 14. I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it and performed it,” says Yahweh.’”

Joining the Two Sticks Ezekiel 37:15–20

¹⁵Verse 15. Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying, ¹⁶Verse 16. “You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.’ Then take another stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions.’ ¹⁷Verse 17. Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. ¹⁸Verse 18. “When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’ ¹⁹Verse 19. tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “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.

²⁰Verse 20. The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.”’

The Gathering of Israel Ezekiel 37:21–23

²¹Verse 21. Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, where they have gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. ²²Verse 22. I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. One king will be king to them all. They will no longer be two nations. They won’t be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. ²³Verse 23. They won’t defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. So they will be my people, and I will be their God.

David as King Ezekiel 37:24–27

²⁴Verse 24. “‘“My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. ²⁵Verse 25. They will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince for ever. ²⁶Verse 26. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them. It will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will place them, multiply them, and will set my sanctuary among them forever more.

²⁷Verse 27. My tent also will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

God's Presence Among Israel Ezekiel 37:28

²⁸Verse 28. The nations will know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forever more.”’”