KJV + Strong's The Valley of Dry Bones 1The handof the LORDwas upon me, and carried me outin the spiritof the LORD,and set me downin the midstof the valleywhich [was] fullof bones,2And caused me to passby them round about:and, behold, [there were] verymanyin the openvalley;and, lo, [they were] verydry.3And he saidunto me, Sonof man,can these boneslive?And I answered,O LordGOD,thou knowest.4Again he saidunto me, Prophesyupon these bones,and sayunto them, O ye drybones,hearthe wordof the LORD.5Thus saiththe LordGODunto these bones;Behold, I will cause breathto enterinto you, and ye shall live:6And I will laysinewsupon you, and will bring upfleshupon you, and coveryou with skin,and putbreathin you, and ye shall live;and ye shall knowthat I [am] the LORD. 7So I prophesiedas I was commanded:and as I prophesied,there was a noise,and behold a shaking,and the bonescame together,boneto his bone.8And when I beheld,lo, the sinewsand the fleshcame upupon them, and the skincoveredthem above:but [there was] no breathin them.9Then saidhe unto me, Prophesyunto the wind,prophesy,sonof man,and sayto the wind,Thus saiththe LordGOD;Comefrom the fourwinds,O breath,and breatheupon these slain,that they may live.10So I prophesiedas he commandedme, and the breathcameinto them, and they lived,and stood upupon their feet,an exceedinggreatarmy. The Vision Explained 11Then he saidunto me, Sonof man,these bonesare the whole houseof Israel:behold, they say,Our bonesare dried,and our hopeis lost:we are cut offfor our parts.12Therefore prophesyand sayunto them, Thus saiththe LordGOD;Behold, O my people,I will openyour graves,and cause you to come upout of your graves,and bringyou into the landof Israel.13And ye shall knowthat I [am] the LORD,when I have openedyour graves,O my people,and brought you upout of your graves,14And shall putmy spiritin you, and ye shall live,and I shall placeyou in your own land:then shall ye knowthat I the LORDhave spoken[it], and performed[it], saiththe LORD. One Nation with One King 15The wordof the LORDcame again unto me, saying,16Moreover, thou sonof man,takethee onestick,and writeupon it, For Judah,and for the childrenof Israelhis companions:then takeanotherstick,and writeupon it, For Joseph,the stickof Ephraim,and [for] all the houseof Israelhis companions:17And jointhem oneto anotherinto onestick;and they shall become onein thine hand.18And when the childrenof thy peopleshall speakunto thee, saying,Wilt thou not shewus what thou [meanest] by these?19Sayunto them, Thus saiththe LordGOD;Behold, I will takethe stickof Joseph,which [is] in the handof Ephraim,and the tribesof Israelhis fellows,and will putthem with him, [even] with the stickof Judah,and makethem onestick,and they shall be onein mine hand.20And the stickswhereon thou writestshall be in thine handbefore their eyes.21And sayunto them, Thus saiththe LordGOD;Behold, I will takethe childrenof Israelfrom amongthe heathen,whither they be gone,and will gatherthem on every side,and bringthem into their own land:22And I will makethem onenationin the landupon the mountainsof Israel;and onekingshall be kingto them all: and they shall beno more twonations,neither shall they be dividedinto twokingdomsany more at all:23Neither shall they defilethemselves any more with their idols,nor with their detestable things,nor with any of their transgressions:but I will savethem out of all their dwellingplaces,wherein they have sinned,and will cleansethem: so shall they be my people,and I will be their God. 24And Davidmy servant[shall be] kingover them; and they all shall have oneshepherd:they shall also walkin my judgments,and observemy statutes,and dothem.25And they shall dwellin the landthat I have givenunto Jacobmy servant,wherein your fathershave dwelt;and they shall dwelltherein, [even] they, and their children,and their children'schildrenfor ever:and my servantDavid[shall be] their princeforever.26Moreover I will makea covenantof peacewith them; it shall be an everlastingcovenantwith them: and I will placethem, and multiplythem, and will setmy sanctuaryin the midstof them for evermore.27My tabernaclealso shall be with them: yea, I will be their God,and they shall be my people.28And the heathenshall knowthat I the LORDdo sanctifyIsrael,when my sanctuaryshall be in the midstof them for evermore. |
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