dry bones
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1The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones. 2And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.” 4And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live. 6And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”
1The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones. 2And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.” 4And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live. 6And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
1The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones.
5“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
39Study the Scriptures. For you think that in them you have eternal life. And yet they also offer testimony about me.
5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.
1And I saw a beast ascending from the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns were ten diadems, and upon its heads were names of blasphemy. 2And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard, and its feet were like the feet of a bear, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave his own power and great authority to it. 3And I saw that one of its heads seemed to be slain unto death, but his deadly wound was healed. And the entire world was in wonder following the beast. 4And they worshiped the dragon, who gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying: “Who is like the beast? And who would be able to fight with it?” 5And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies. And authority was given to him to act for forty-two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and those who dwell in heaven.
9And he said to me: “Prophesy to the spirit! Prophesy, O son of man, and you shall say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord God: Approach, O spirit, from the four winds, and blow across these ones who were slain, and revive them.”
14And I will place my Spirit within you, and you shall live. And I will cause you to rest upon your own soil. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and acted, says the Lord God.”
40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
10And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. And spirit entered into them, and they lived. And they stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.