God said to me, “Mortal man, prophesy to the wind.^[a] Tell the wind that the Sovereign Lord commands it to come from every direction, to breathe into these dead bodies, and to bring them back to life.”

So I prophesied as I had been told. Breath entered the bodies, and they came to life and stood up. There were enough of them to form an army. – Ezekiel 37:9-10 GNT

A call to speak breath (spirit/wind) so that those who were dead would live.

It was a bold prayer that God challenged Ezekiel to pray and the word of God accomplished the task.

“The second action was tantamount to praying, as Ezekiel besought the Spirit of God to effect the miracle of re-creation, to breathe into man’s nostrils the breath of life (cf. Gen. 2:7). This time the effect was devastating. What preaching by itself failed to achieve, prayer made a reality.” – Taylor

“First, the prophet prophesies to the bones – here is preaching; and next, he prophesies to the four winds – here is praying. The preaching has its share in the work, but it is the praying which achieves the result, for after he had prophesied to the four winds, and not before, the bones began to live.” – Spurgeon

Nehemiah seeks the favor of the emperor to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem through prayer. He used prayer also for protection until the work on the wall was done. Later, Ezra protects people returning to Judah from exile in Babylon through prayer. Both Ezra and Nehemiah repent and seek forgiveness for the sins of the people.” – Timothy Keller