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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220When your people ask you, &#8216Won&#8217t you tell us what you mean by this?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When your people ask you what your actions mean,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou <i>meanest</i> by these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you <i>mean</i> by these?’—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the sons of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When the sons of your people speak to you saying, &#8216Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when the sons of your people speak to you saying, ‘Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when the sons of your people speak to you saying, ‘Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things? ’ —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your people ask you, &#8216Won&#8217t you explain to us what you mean by these things?&#8217—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And when your people ask you what this means, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />'Tell us what you mean by this.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When your people ask you to tell them what this means, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the descendants of your people ask you, 'Would you please explain to us what you mean by this?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When your people ask you, ?Won?t you explain to us what you mean by these??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When your people say to you, 'Will you not tell us what these things mean?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, 'Will you not show us what you mean by these?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when sons of your people speak to you, saying, Do you not declare to us what these [are] to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when sons of thy people speak unto thee, saying, Dost thou not declare to us what these are to thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when the sons of thy people shall say to thee, saying, Wilt thou not announce to us what these to thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by this? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, when the sons of your people will speak to you, saying: ‘Will you not tell us what you intend by this?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When your people ask you, “Will you not tell us what you mean by all this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And when your people say to you, “Will you not show us what you mean by these?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if your people should say to you, Will you not show us what is the meaning of these sticks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when the children of your people have said to you, ‘Show us what these are’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when the children of thy people shall say to thee, Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11116" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">One Nation with One King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wə·ḵa·’ă·šer (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘Won’t</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: ṯag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">you explain</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you mean by</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>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.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Jeremiah 3:18</a></span><br />In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12-13</a></span><br />He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. / Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-11.htm">Hosea 1:11</a></span><br />Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Jeremiah 50:4</a></span><br />“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a></span><br />For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-52.htm">John 11:52</a></span><br />and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16-17</a></span><br />‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, / so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?</p><p class="hdg">Wilt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">Ezekiel 12:9</a></b></br> Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a></b></br> Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these <i>things mean</i>? tell <i>them</i>, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49</a></b></br> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">Meanest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Show</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Will</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-23.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/luke/19-14.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-19.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/daniel/5-26.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Meanest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-23.htm">Show</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Will</a> <a href="/hosea/9-14.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/hosea/2-7.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When your people ask you,</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication between God and the prophet Ezekiel, highlighting the role of the prophet as a mediator between God and the people of Israel. The term "your people" refers to the Israelites, who are in exile in Babylon at this time. This context is crucial as it reflects the people's need for understanding and guidance during a period of displacement and uncertainty. The role of a prophet often involved addressing the questions and concerns of the people, serving as a conduit for divine revelation.<p><b>‘Won’t you explain to us</b><br>The request for explanation underscores the people's lack of understanding regarding the symbolic actions or messages delivered by Ezekiel. This reflects a broader theme in the prophetic literature where God’s messages are often conveyed through visions, symbols, or parables that require interpretation. The need for explanation also points to the spiritual blindness or hardness of heart that the Israelites often exhibited, necessitating a clear and direct interpretation from the prophet.<p><b>what you mean by these?’</b><br>The phrase "what you mean by these" refers to the symbolic act or vision that Ezekiel has presented to the people. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, this likely pertains to the vision of the valley of dry bones and the joining of two sticks, representing the reunification of Israel and Judah. This vision is a powerful metaphor for restoration and resurrection, themes that resonate throughout the Bible. The request for meaning highlights the importance of prophetic symbolism in conveying God's promises and plans. This also connects to the broader biblical narrative of redemption and restoration, foreshadowing the ultimate reunification and restoration found in Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are in exile in Babylon, seeking understanding and hope for their future.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_dry_bones.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a></b><br>A vision given to Ezekiel symbolizing the restoration of Israel, preceding this verse.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_two_sticks.htm">The Two Sticks</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, these represent the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, which God promises to reunite.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, representing a period of judgment and purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_symbols.htm">Understanding Prophetic Symbols</a></b><br>The importance of seeking understanding of God's messages, as the Israelites did, encourages us to delve deeper into Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God promised to restore Israel, He offers hope and restoration in our lives today, regardless of our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_christ.htm">Unity in Christ</a></b><br>The reunification of Israel and Judah foreshadows the unity believers have in Christ, breaking down divisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The fulfillment of God's promises in Ezekiel reminds us of His control over history and His faithfulness to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Like Ezekiel, we are called to be active participants in God's plan, sharing His messages and living out our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'branch_of_the_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'fathers ate sour grapes' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_15_6-8_imply_total_judgment.htm">Why does Ezekiel 15:6-8 imply a total judgment on Jerusalem if other scriptures promise divine restoration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel_37_21-22_been_fulfilled.htm">How do we explain the apparent lack of fulfillment of Ezekiel 37:21-22, which promises a unified kingdom under one ruler, given the continued dispersion and divisions of the Jewish people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._18_align_with_predestined_judgment.htm">How does Jeremiah 18 align with other passages that depict God's judgment as predetermined, creating a seeming contradiction about free will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18-20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these</span>? literally, what these (two pieces of wood) <span class="accented">are to thee</span>. The suggestion that such a request would be preferred to Ezekiel makes it clear he was meant to perform the symbolic action in public. That his countrymen should fail to understand this action accorded with their proverbial dullness of apprehension (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">Ezekiel 12:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Ezekiel 24:19</a>). In explanation, the prophet was enjoined to <span class="cmt_word">say unto them</span>, while holding the sticks in his hand, that just as he had made the sticks one in his hand, so would God make one in his hand the two kingdoms symbolized by the sticks. The union of the sticks was to be Ezekiel's work (ver. 17, "in thy hand"); the union of the kingdoms should be Jehovah's (ver. 19, "in my hand"). The separation of the kingdoms had been Ephraim's doing ("in the hand of Ephraim"); their combination should be God's ("in my hand"). Their severance had been effected, on the part of Ephraim, by an unlawful breaking off from the house of Judah, and the establishment of an independent kingdom; their unification should be brought about by the putting down of Ephraim, and the confirming of the crown rights of Judah. The translation, <span class="cmt_word">And will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah</span>, signifying "And will put the tribes of Israel with him." <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the tribe of Judah, supported by the LXX., and preferred by Ewald, Smend, and others, is superior to that of the Revised Version margin, "And will put them together with it, unto [or, ' to be'] the stick of Judah." Keil s rendering, "I will take the stick of Joseph... and the tribes of Israel his companions, which I put thereon [literally, 'and I put them,' viz. the tribes, 'upon <span class="accented">it</span>,' <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the stick of Joseph] with the stick of Judah," is too involved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your people</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ask</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאמְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Won't</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֽוֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you explain</span><br /><span class="heb">תַגִּ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(ṯag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to us</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you [mean] by</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">these?’</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Ezekiel 37:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:18 When the children of your people shall (Ezek. 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