Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

Herman Melville, early in his novella “Benito Cereno”, provides much description of the strange behavior and appearance of another ship, the San Dominick.

As the captain and some crew of another ship get closer to it, Melville writes this paragraph: As the whale-boat drew more and more nigh, the cause of the peculiar pipe-clayed aspect of the stranger was seen in the slovenly neglect pervading her.

Unlike in Ezekiel, though, as the novel unfolds, The hand and spirit of God are absent; instead, there are men – never very strong, often ineffective, seldom secure, always troubled....Powell's narrative pictures the partial breakdown of an infantry company: the personal ossification of some men, the cracking of the mold in others, the failure (and even death) of still others.Poet Glauco Ortolano wrote a poem entitled Valley of the Dry Bones based on Ezekiel 37: As Israel bid farewell to Babylon In the Valley of Dry Bones So should we Overcome the sins and enticements Of the world

In the movie True Grit the lead character Mattie Ross describes her night sleeping in a mortuary reminding her of the Valley of Dry Bones.

[citation needed] In the 2020 song "Persona Non Grata" by American indie band Bright Eyes, the lyrics state "Where the stained glass of crimson meets Ezekiel's visions.