Ezekiel 37
Ezekiel's Valley of Dry Bones in Biblical Art
Ezekiel's valley of dry bones gives artists one of the Bible's most vivid images of restoration after hopelessness.
Bible and Art Context
Ezekiel 37 speaks to exiles who feel cut off and dead. The vision of bones coming together, receiving breath, and standing as an army turns restoration into a scene the reader can almost hear and see.
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Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones
Georg Pecham, late 16th-mid-17th century, Print
Pecham gives Ezekiel's vision a dense prophetic drama, showing restoration as bodies and breath return where hope seemed gone.
Source: The Met Open AccessQuestions about Valley of Dry Bones in Art
Where is the valley of dry bones in the Bible?
Ezekiel's valley of dry bones is found in Ezekiel 37.
What does the dry bones vision mean?
The vision announces that God can restore His people when they seem cut off and without hope.