The Exile is a cemetery for the Nation of Israel, but there is hope for revival. The dry bones in the vision of Yechezkel represent the lifeless remnant of the scattered Jewish community in Exile. The Vilna Gaon describes the Exile as a grave, with the Jewish People existing as minorities without a sovereign Land. However, there is a prophecy of revival, with the sinews, flesh, and skin appearing, but the spirit is lacking. The role of the prophet is to re-instill spirituality into the Nation and educate them. The prophecies are materializing today with the ingathering of Jews to Zion and the rebirth of the Land and Nation of Israel.