Ezekiel 37:19

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Say	דַּבֵּ֣ר da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
saith	אָמַר֮ 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִה֒ Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
take	לֹקֵ֜חַ lo.Ke.ach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
stick	עֵ֤ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Joseph	יוֹסֵף֙ yo.Sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם 'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · proper noun, a man's name
tribes	וְשִׁבְטֵ֥י ve.shiv.Tei	H7626	a scion · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
fellows	חֲבֵרָ֑יו chev.rov	H2270	an associate · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
put	וְנָתַתִּי֩ ve.na.ta.Ti	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
stick	עֵ֣ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
make	וַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙ va.'a.si.Tim	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
one	אֶחָ֔ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
stick	לְעֵ֣ץ le.'Etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	אֶחָ֖ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
hand	בְּיָדִֽי be.ya.Di	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Zechariah 10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy u…
Ephesians 2:13-14 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Ezekiel 37:16-17 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 anoth…
1 Chronicles 9:1-3 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried aw…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Here are more exceedingly great and precious promises made of the happy state of the Jews after their return to their own land; but they have a further reference to the kingdom of the Messiah and the glories of gospel-times. I. It is here promised that Ephraim and Judah shall be happily united in brotherly love and mutual serviceableness; so that whereas, ever since the desertion of the ten tribes from the house of David under Jeroboam, there had been continual feuds and animosities between the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and it is to be feared there had been some clashings between them even in the land of their captivity (Ephraim upon all occasions envying Judah and Judah vexing Ephra…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:19

The union effected at the restoration from Babylon embraced but comparatively few of Israel; a future complete fulfilment must therefore be looked for. stick of Joseph . . . in the hand of Ephraim--Ephraim, of the descendants of Joseph, had exercised the rule among the ten tribes: that rule, symbolized by the "stick," was now to be withdrawn from him, and to be made one with the other, Judah's rule, in God's hand. them--the "stick of Joseph," would strictly require "it"; but Ezekiel expresses the sense, namely, the ten tribes who were subject to it. with him--that is, Judah; or "it," that is, the stick of Judah.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:19

The stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim - Jeroboam, the first king of the ten tribes, was an Ephraimite. Joseph represents the ten tribes in general; they were in the hand of Ephraim, that is, under the government of Jeroboam.

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:19

Say unto them, thus saith the Lord God,.... Here follows the explanation of the sign or emblem: behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows: that is, the kingdom of Israel, consisting of the ten tribes, of which Ephraim was the chief: and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah; with the kingdom of Judah: and make them one stick; these two kingdoms one kingdom: and they shall be one in my hand: in Christ, the hand and arm of the Lord; one under his care, government, and protection, as after explained: this had in part, and as a shadow of what was to come, its fulfilment upon the Jews' return from Babylon; whe…

Dictionary and topics

Bands — (1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ’s body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2);…
Joseph — Remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, “God hath taken away [Heb. ‘asaph] my reproach.” “The Lord shall add…
Instruction · Two sticks joined together — Two sticks joined together
Israel, Prophecies Concerning · .Of the reunion of the ten tribes and — .Of the reunion of the ten tribes and

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 37:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:19

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:19

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 37:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:19

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 37:19

Rashi on Ezekiel 37:19