Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָוִד֙ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
servant	וְעַבְדִּ֤י ve.'av.Di	H5650	a servant · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	אֶחָ֖ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
shepherd	וְרוֹעֶ֥ה ve.ro.'Eh	H7462	to tend a flock · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
walk	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
judgments	וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י u.ve.mish.pa.Tai	H4941	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
observe	יִשְׁמְר֖וּ yish.me.Ru	H8104	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
statutes	וְחֻקֹּתַ֥י ve.chu.ko.Tai	H2708	an enactment · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
do	וְעָשׂ֥וּ ve.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 34:23-24 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Hosea 3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness i…
Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Ezekiel 37:25 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, eve…
Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execut…
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inwar…
Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

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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 37:24

David--Messiah (See on Eze 34:23-24).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be King - That this refers to Jesus Christ, see proved, Eze 34:23 (note).

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:24

And David my servant shall be king over them,.... The King Messiah, as Kimchi interprets it; and so Abarbinel (i) and others; being of the seed of David, and of whom David was an eminent type; and who, as Mediator, is the Lord's servant, and as man appeared in the form of one: this shows that this prophecy looks further than the times of deliverance from the Babylonish captivity: and they all shall have one shepherd: or king, the same as before: kings are called shepherds; see Ezekiel 34:23, and they shall also walk in my judgments, and keep my statutes, and do them; not the statutes and ordinances of the ceremonial law, which are abolished; and which the Jews, when converted, shall have n…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:15–end

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);…
Christ, The King · Sits on the throne of David — Sits on the throne of David
Christ, The Shepherd · Foretold — Foretold
Jews, The · Promises respecting: That Christ shall reign over — Promises respecting: That Christ shall reign over
Types Of Christ · David — David
Walking · .In his statutes and — .In his statutes 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 37:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:24

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:24

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 37:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:24

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:24

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 37:20-25

Rashi on Ezekiel 37:19