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The Valley of Dry Bones

37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley;[a] it was full of bones.[b] And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the valley;[c] and lo, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, thou knowest.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 37:1 Or plain
  2. 37.1 full of bones: This vision foretells the restoration of Israel after the Exile (verse 12). It has sometimes been thought, wrongly, to foretell the resurrection of the body.
  3. Ezekiel 37:2 Or plain

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