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, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dwell	וְיָשְׁב֣וּ ve.ya.she.Vu	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
land	הָאָ֗רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
given	נָתַ֙תִּי֙ na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
Jacob	לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב le.ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
servant	לְעַבְדִּ֣י le.'av.Di	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
fathers	אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם 'a.vo.tei.Khem	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
dwelt	יָֽשְׁבוּ ya.she.vu-	H3427	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
dwell	וְיָשְׁב֣וּ ve.ya.she.Vu	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֞ם u.ve.nei.Hem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
children’s	וּבְנֵ֤י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
children	בְנֵיהֶם֙ ve.nei.Hem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
ever	עוֹלָ֔ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
servant	עַבְדִּ֔י 'av.Di	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
David	וְדָוִ֣ד ve.da.Vid	H1732	David · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
prince	נָשִׂ֥יא na.Si'	H5387	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
for	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition
ever	לְעוֹלָֽם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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 sta…
Amos 9:15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God…
Ezekiel 28:25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctifi…
Ezekiel 36:28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be…
Isaiah 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain…

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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 37:25

for ever-- (Isa 60:21; Joe 3:20; Amo 9:15).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:25

The land that I have given unto Jacob my servant - Jacob means here the twelve tribes; and the land given to them was the whole land of Palestine; consequently, the promise states that, when they return, they are to possess the whole of the Promised Land.

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:25

And they shall dwell in the land which I have given to Jacob my servant,.... Abraham and Isaac are not mentioned, as Kimchi observes, because they had other children, who did not inherit the land; only Jacob, because the land was given to him, and his seed alter him: wherein your fathers have dwelt; and so the more desirable to them; and whose inhabitation and possession of it were a pledge of theirs: and they shall dwell therein, even they and their children, and their children's children for ever; unto the end of the world, or personal coming of Christ: and so everything after promised them is said to be for ever: this shows that this prophecy had not its accomplishment in the return of…

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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
Jews, The · Promises respecting: Restoration to their own land — Promises respecting: Restoration to their own land

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 37:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:25

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:25

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:25

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 37:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 37:25

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 37:25

John Gill on Ezekiel 37:25

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 37:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 37:25-28

Rashi on Ezekiel 37:25