Ezekiel 37:16
Moreouer thou sonne of man, take thee a piece of wood, and write vpon it, Vnto Iudah, and to the children of Israel his companions the take another piece of wood, and write vpon it, Vnto Ioseph the tree of Ephraim, and to al the house of Israel his companions.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
15The word of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,
17And thou shalt ioyne the one to another into one tree, and they shalbe as one in thine hand.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel sawe that the King regarded them not, the people answered the King thus, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? we haue none inheritance in the sonne of Ishai. To your tents, O Israel: nowe see to thine owne house, Dauid. So Israel departed vnto their tents.
2 Chronicles 10:17Howbeit Rehoboam reigned ouer the children of Israel, that dwelt in the cities of Iudah.
2 Chronicles 11:11And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.
2 Chronicles 15:9And he gathered all Iudah and Beniamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for there fell many to him out of Israel, when they sawe that the Lord his God was with him.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:16-28
Cheering Promises. ( b. c. 586.) 15 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us… Read the whole commentary →