Bible Strands
Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses the exiled house of Israel, promising permanent restoration following the vision of the dry bones. He speaks as the covenant-maker who will secure their return and establish Davidic leadership.
The words — וְיָשְׁבוּ (ve.ya.she.vu) translates literally to "and they will dwell," while נָתַתִּי (na.ta.ti) means "I gave." These verbs anchor the promise of permanent habitation and divine guarantee.
The thread — This promise echoes the land covenant in Amos 9:15 and the scattering-gathering motif of Ezekiel 28:25. It directly continues Ezekiel 37:24’s declaration of David as king and the people’s obedience to the statutes.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that future security depends entirely on divine initiative rather than human effort. It requires the reader to anticipate a permanent, covenant-secured habitation under a single Davidic ruler.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- Amos 9:15 I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.
- Ezekiel 28:25 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
- Ezekiel 36:28 Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 60:21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
- Isaiah 66:22 “For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.
- Jeremiah 30:3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
- Jeremiah 31:24 And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,