7. I did what the Lord said, but before I finished speaking, I heard a rattling noise. The bones were coming together!
8. I saw muscles and skin cover the bones, but they had no life in them.
9. The Lord said:Ezekiel, now say to the wind, “The Lord God commands you to blow from every direction and to breathe life into these dead bodies, so they can live again.”
10. As soon as I said this, the wind blew among the bodies, and they came back to life! They all stood up, and there were enough to make a large army.
11. The Lord said:Ezekiel, the people of Israel are like dead bones. They complain that they are dried up and that they have no hope for the future.
12. So tell them, “I, the Lord God, promise to open your graves and set you free. I will bring you back to Israel,
13. and when that happens, you will realize that I am the Lord.