Ezekiel 37:16
'And thou, son of man, take to thee one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
17and bring them near one unto another, to thee, for one stick, and they have become one in thy hand.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:16And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back word, saying, 'What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; to thy tents, O Israel; now see thy house, O David!' and Israel goeth to its tents.
2 Chronicles 10:17As to the sons of Israel who are dwelling in the cities of Judah — Rehoboam reigneth over them.
2 Chronicles 11:11And he strengtheneth the bulwarks, and putteth in them leaders, and treasures of food, and oil, and wine,
2 Chronicles 15:9and gathereth all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon — for they have fallen unto him from Israel in abundance, in their seeing that Jehovah his God [is] 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 →