Nehemiah 4:10
4:10 Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers
has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”
Ezekiel 37:3-13
37:3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”
37:4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the
Lord.
37:5 This is what the sovereign
Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath
into you and you will live.
37:6 I will put tendons
on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath
in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the
Lord.’”
37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
37:8 As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them.
37:9 He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, – prophesy, son of man – and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’”
37:10 So I prophesied as I was commanded, and the breath came into them; they lived and stood on their feet, an extremely great army.
37:11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
37:12 Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.
37:13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people.
Habakkuk 3:2
3:2 Lord, I have heard the report of what you did;
I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished.
In our time repeat those deeds;
in our time reveal them again.
But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!