Ezekiel 37:19

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.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel is instructed to address the exiled Israelites who have just asked him to explain his prophetic actions. He delivers this message to the gathered community after they requested clarification.

The words — The command opens with דַּבֵּ֣ר (da.Ber), meaning "speak," directed to אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם ('a.le./Hem), "to them." The declaration uses כֹּֽה\־ (koh-), "thus," to introduce the direct speech of אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ ('a.do.Nai Yah.weh), "the Lord Yahweh."

The thread — Zechariah 10:6 records God's pledge to strengthen Judah and save Joseph. Ephesians 2:13 and Colossians 3:11 describe Christ removing historical and social barriers to create a unified people.

Why it lands — The text states that God will physically join two divided symbols into one, asserting His direct authority over the reunited group. It requires the reader to recognize that division is resolved solely by divine action, not human effort.

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The Hebrew words

דַּבֵּ֣רda.Berspeak אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le./Hemto/ them כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַר֮'a.Marhe says אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahweh הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!אֲנִ֨י'a.NiI לֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.ach[am] about to take אֶת־'et-<obj.>עֵ֤ץ'etz[the] piece of wood of יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJoseph אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich בְּיַד־be./yad-[is] in/ [the] hand of אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim וְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve./shiv.Teiand/ [the] tribes of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael חֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.ro/vassociates/ its וְנָתַתִּי֩ve./na.ta.Tiand/ I will put אוֹתָ֨ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them עָלָ֜יו'a.La/vwith/ it אֶת־'et-<obj.>עֵ֣ץ'etz[the] piece of wood of יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudah וַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va./'a.si.Ti/mand/ I will make/ them לְעֵ֣ץle./'Etzinto/ a piece of wood אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone וְהָי֥וּve./ha.Yuand/ they will be אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone בְּיָדִֽי׃be./ya.D/iin/ hand/ my

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Zechariah 10:6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Ezekiel 37:16 “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
1 Chronicles 9:1 So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

People named

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