valley of bones
Death-filled low terrain
A valley of bones is a biblical image from Ezekiel's vision of a desolate plain covered with dry bones that God restores to life.
The phrase describes any place of death, devastation, or abandonment: The battlefield was a valley of bones.
It can also suggest something awaiting revival or resurrection: The abandoned factory district had become a valley of bones, waiting for new investment.
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- deathCessation of life
desert · barren · skulls · graveyard · dry · bleached · scattered · biblical · vision · wasteland · rattling · sinew · flesh · breath of life · breath · army · risen · desolate
- Bible visionswheels within wheels, burning bush, Jacob's ladder, seraphim, cherubim
- Sacred Allegoriesparable, allegory of the cave, Paradise Lost, Pilgrim's Progress, Divine Comedy
valley of bonesnursery
Room for infants
paradise · oasis · fertile plain · womb · resurrection
valley of bonespromised land
Hoped-for place of fulfillment
kingdom of heaven · land of milk and honey · Zion · restoration · Easter Sunday
valley of bonesrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
river delta · breadbasket · fertile valley · green pastures · wellspring