And they will say to their skins ‘Why did you bear witness against us?’ They will say ‘God made us speak Who gave speech to all things in other words all things which He wanted to be able to speak. And He created you the first time and to Him you will be returned it is said that this statement is made by their skins; but it is also said to be God’s words as is the case with what follows for it is similar in context to what preceded namely that the One with the power to originate you without any precedent and restore you to life after death also has the power to make your skins and your limbs speak.