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Ezekiel 37

Ezekiel 37:19

One Nation with One King · Ezekiel 37:15–28
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Translations

Modern
…you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’
Traditional
Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
Literal
Say to them, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions, and I will join them upon it with the stick of Judah, and I will make them one stick; and they will become one in My hand.’
Latin
…loqueris ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego assumam lignum Joseph, quod est in manu Ephraim, et tribus Israël, quæ sunt ei adjunctæ, et dabo eas pariter cum ligno Juda, et faciam eas in lignum unum: et erunt unum in manu ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
…you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’

Notes

Ezekiel 37:19

The Lord, who has complete authority and power, would bring Israel back together by his own power.

Ezekiel 37:15–28

The prophet then performed a sign action (see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note) that showed the future reunification of God's people and the healing of the division between the northern and southern tribes (see 1 Kings 12).

Events

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Desert Ephraim, Tribe of Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Funeral Customs Land Resurrection

Topics

Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Envied by Other Tribes Instruction by Object Lessons: Two Sticks Joined Together Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of the Reunion of the Ten Tribes and Judah Symbols and Similitudes: Two Sticks