Ezekiel 37:4-10
And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet — a vast army.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ezekiel 37
6 songs meet this passage
“This is the sound of dry bones rattling”
RATTLE! (Live) · Elevation Worship
resonates with Ezekiel 37:4-10
The song's central image comes straight from Ezekiel's vision of dead bones brought to life by the word of the Lord.
“already buried deep, Six feet under”
Firework · Katy Perry
resonates with Ezekiel 37:1-5
Like the valley of dry bones, the song insists that what looks lifeless can still be given breath and purpose.
WAV Files · Lupe Fiasco
resonates with Ezekiel 37:1-6
The whole song's vision of bones, sea floors, and bleached remains rising toward home and life echoes the valley of dry bones being called back to life.
It Has To Be This Way (Platinum Mix) · Jimmy Gnecco
resonates with Ezekiel 37:1-6
A flicker of hope for life rising from devastation echoes the vision of dry bones restored, even if the song never names where that life comes from.
“Bring dry bones to life”
Famous For (I Believe) · Tauren Wells & Jenn Johnson
resonates with Ezekiel 37:4-6
Ezekiel's vision of dry bones resurrected pictures God's power to restore what seems utterly dead or lost, which the song applies as a present hope.
“You turn bones into armies”
Graves into Gardens (Live) · Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake
resonates with Ezekiel 37:9-10
Invokes the vision of dry bones raised into a living army, a picture of God's power to resurrect what seemed dead and hopeless.