Opening GravesEzekiel 37:1-14Ezekiel 37:11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’Psalms 6:1-31 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath.2 Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking; 3 my whole being is shaken with terror.And you, Lord—how long?Psalms 22:11-1511 Don't be far from me, because distress is nearand there's no one to help.12 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.13 They open their mouths against me—lions, mauling and roaring.14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.15 My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.You put me into the dust of death.Psalms 31: 9-109 Be gracious to me, Lord, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from frustration—my whole being as well.10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.Psalms 102:1-51 Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you.2 Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call. 3 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. 4 My heart is suffering, withered like grass;I even forget to eat my food. 5 Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones."Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off."• my bones are shaking• my bones are disjointed• my bones waste away• my bones burnEzekiel 37:1-141 The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. 3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”I replied, “Lord God, only you know.”4 He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and say to them: Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Lord God says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live. 6 I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 As I looked, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man. Say to it: This is what the Lord God says: Breath, come from the four winds and breathe into these slain so that they may live!” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me; the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, a vast army.11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ 12 Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them, my people, and lead you into the land of Israel. 13 You will know that I am the Lord, my people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord. I have spoken, and I will do it. This is the declaration of the Lord.’”