The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (or The Valley of Dry Bones or The Vision of Dry Bones ) is a prophecy in chapter 37 of the Book of Ezekiel . The chapter details a vision revealed to the prophet Ezekiel , conveying a dream-like realistic - naturalistic depiction.
15-671: Dry Bones may refer to: The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones , in the Book of Ezekiel " Dem Bones ", a traditional song based on Ezekiel 37:14 "Dry Bones" (folk song) Dry Bones (comic strip) , a political cartoon published in The Jerusalem Post , 1973- "Dry Bones", a short story by William Sanders Dry Bones, the band that later changed their name to Everdown and signed to Solid State Records Dry Bones (character) ,
30-554: A company. The padre suggests that not just they, but all of the British army as it prepares for war, should take this image as a way of thinking about how they need to come together. Unlike in Ezekiel, though, as the novel unfolds, The hand and spirit of God are absent; instead, there are men – never very strong, often ineffective, seldom secure, always troubled....Powell's narrative pictures the partial breakdown of an infantry company:
45-556: A recurring enemy character from the Super Mario series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dry Bones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dry_Bones&oldid=1209207346 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
60-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones In his vision, the prophet sees himself standing in the valley full of dry human bones. He is commanded to carry a prophecy. Before him, the bones connect into human figures; then the bones become covered with tendon tissues, flesh and skin. Then God reveals
75-1043: The Dead Sea Scrolls , that is, the Ezekiel Scroll from Masada (Mas 1d; MasEzek; 1–50 CE) with extant verses 1–14, 16, 23, 28. Another witness is the Pseudo-Ezekiel . There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint , made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus ( B ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus ( A ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus ( Q ; G {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} ; 6th century). The New King James Version groups this chapter into two sections: Then said He unto me: 'Prophesy unto
90-769: The Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet / priest Ezekiel , and is one of the Nevi'im (Prophets). This chapter contains a vision of the resurrection of dry bones, widely known as the Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones , in which Ezekiel at last assures the captives in Babylon that they will return from exile. The original text
105-751: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this is understood to be a reference to the Book of Mormon (Stick of Joseph) and the Bible (Stick of Judah) coming together and working as one. This verse refers a person coming from the House of David as "the servant of God", one shepherd of Israel, who will rule over the House of Judah ( verse 16 ) and over the Tribe of Joseph ( verse 17 ), so that he will "make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand" (verse 19), in
120-418: The Valley of Dry Bones. The 2020 song " Rattle! " by Elevation Worship is based on the story of the dry bones. In the 2020 song "Persona Non Grata" by American indie band Bright Eyes , the lyrics state "Where the stained glass of crimson meets Ezekiel's visions. Saw a valley of bones where no man shall be saved." Ezekiel 37 Ezekiel 37 is the thirty-seventh chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in
135-592: The bones to the prophet as the people of Israel in exile and commands the prophet to carry another prophecy in order to revitalize these human figures, to resurrect them and to bring them to the Land of Israel . Herman Melville , early in his novella “ Benito Cereno ”, provides much description of the strange behavior and appearance of another ship, the San Dominick . As the captain and some crew of another ship get closer to it, Melville writes this paragraph: As
150-785: The breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath: {S} Thus saith the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.' 'And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it: For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick, and write upon it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel his companions; and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.' Pope John Paul II uses this "simple sign" from Ezekiel as an image of both "missionary and ecumenical endeavour" in his 1995 encyclical letter Ut Unum Sint : On commitment to Ecumenism . Within
165-416: The last insurrection As the fruits of the first resurrection James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson 's spiritual " Dem Bones ", also known as "Dry Bones", was inspired by Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. It was first recorded by The Famous Myers Jubilee Singers in 1928. In the movie True Grit the lead character Mattie Ross describes her night sleeping in a mortuary reminding her of
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#1732800961961180-532: The personal ossification of some men, the cracking of the mold in others, the failure (and even death) of still others. Poet Glauco Ortolano wrote a poem entitled Valley of the Dry Bones based on Ezekiel 37 : As Israel bid farewell to Babylon In the Valley of Dry Bones So should we Overcome the sins and enticements Of the world Thus, when our time to return from the grave comes, Let our bones reconnect with our figure So we may be allowed to fight
195-463: The seventh novel in the sequence A Dance to the Music of Time , for this part of Ezekiel 37 . The novel is about the opening days of World War II . The entirety of the relevant part of Ezekiel 37 is read from the pulpit at the end of Chapter 1 by a Church of England padre to a motley group of mostly Welsh miners and bankers as well as some officers from England's upper classes as they begin to form
210-435: The whale-boat drew more and more nigh, the cause of the peculiar pipe-clayed aspect of the stranger was seen in the slovenly neglect pervading her. The spars, ropes, and great part of the bulwarks looked woolly from long unacquaintance with the scraper, tar, and the brush. Her keel seemed laid, her ribs put together, and she launched, from Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones. The novelist Anthony Powell named The Valley of Bones ,
225-710: Was written in the Hebrew language . This chapter is divided into 28 verses. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among
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