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then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’ <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a> “As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.’ <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, &#8216For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’ then take another stick and write on it, &#8216For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.’ <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Now as for you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.’ <a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And you, son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.’ <a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and all the house of Israel associated with him. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and all the house of Israel associated with him. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: <a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, son of man, get a stick and write on it, "The kingdom of Judah." Then get another stick and write on it, "The kingdom of Israel." <a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, take a stick and write on it: 'For Judah and for the Israelites who are associated with it.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'The stick of Ephraim, for Joseph and for all the people of Israel associated with it.' <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man," he said, "take a wooden stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Judah.' Then take another stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Israel.' <a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now as for you, Son of Man, grab a stick of wood for yourself and write on it these words: 'FOR JUDAH AND THE ISRAELIS, HIS COMPANIONS' "Then grab another stick and write on it: 'FOR JOSEPH, THE STICK OF EPHRAIM, AND ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, HIS COMPANIONS' <a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ?Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.? Then take another stick and write on it: ?Belonging to Joseph?the stick of Ephraim?and to all the house of Israel associated with him.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a> "As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it, 'For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.' Then take another branch and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.' <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, 'For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions': then take another stick, and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions': <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: <a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a> “You, son of man, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.’ Then take another stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And you, son of man, take one stick for yourself, and write on it, "" For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, "" For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And thou, son of man, take to thee one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou son of man, take to thee one tree and write upon it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel his company: and take one tree and write upon it, For Joseph, the tree of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel his company:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “And as for you, son of man, take up a piece of wood for yourself, and write upon it: ‘For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions.’ And take up another piece of wood, and write upon it: ‘For Joseph, the wood of Ephraim, and for the entire house of Israel, and for his companions.’ <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a> As for you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, “Judah and those Israelites associated with it.” Then take another stick and write on it: “Joseph, Ephraim’s stick, and the whole house of Israel associated with it.” <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Mortal, take a stick and write on it, “For Judah, and the Israelites associated with it”; then take another stick and write on it, “For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with it”;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Son of man, take a stick and write on it: For Judah and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick and write on it: For Joseph, on the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions; <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “But you, son of man, take one stick for yourself, and write upon it ‘Yehuda and the children of Israel his companions’, and take another stick and write upon it, ‘Yoseph’ on the stick of Aphreim, ‘And all the children of Israel his companions’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it: For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions; then take another stick, and write upon it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and of all the house of Israel his companions; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Son of man, take for thyself a rod, and write upon it, Juda, and the children of Israel his adherents; and thou shalt take for thyself another rod, and thou shalt inscribe it for Joseph, the rod of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel that belong to him. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11089" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">One Nation with One King</a> 15Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“And you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a single</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">stick</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">and write</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: lî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">‘Belonging to Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: wə·liḇ·nê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and to the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2270.htm" title="2270: ḥă·ḇē·rō (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- United, associate, companion. From chabar; an associate.">associated with him.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·lə·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then take</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">stick</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: ū·ḵə·ṯō·wḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">and write</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: lə·yō·w·sêp̄ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">‘Belonging to Joseph—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the stick</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Ephraim—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2270.htm" title="2270: ḥă·ḇē·rō (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- United, associate, companion. From chabar; an associate.">associated with him.’</a> 17Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Jeremiah 3:18</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12-13</a> 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. <a href="/hosea/1-11.htm">Hosea 1:11</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Jeremiah 50:4</a> “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. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-33</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> 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.” <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-16</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> 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— <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> 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. <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> 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. <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a> 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. <a href="/john/11-52.htm">John 11:52</a> and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one. <a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16-17</a> ‘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> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover, you son of man, take you one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:take thee<a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2,3</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod… For Judah<a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">2 Chronicles 10:17</a> But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.<a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">2 Chronicles 11:11-17</a> And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine… <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">2 Chronicles 15:9</a> And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.For Joseph<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-20</a> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents… <a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a> And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-5.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/6-10.htm">Ephraim's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-17.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-20.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And you, son of man, This phrase addresses Ezekiel, who is often referred to as "son of man" throughout the book. This title emphasizes his humanity and role as a prophet. It is a reminder of his position as a mediator between God and the people of Israel, highlighting his task to convey divine messages.take a single stick and write on it: The act of taking a stick and writing on it is symbolic. In ancient times, writing on sticks or tablets was a common practice for recording messages. This action signifies a prophetic act, where the stick represents a message or a covenant. The use of a single stick suggests unity or a singular purpose.‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ This phrase refers to the southern kingdom of Judah, which included the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, along with the Levites who served in the temple. Historically, after the division of the united monarchy, Judah remained loyal to the Davidic line. The "Israelites associated with him" indicates those who remained faithful to the worship practices centered in Jerusalem.Then take another stick and write on it: The instruction to take another stick and write on it parallels the first action, emphasizing the dual nature of the message. This second stick represents another group, highlighting the division within the nation of Israel.‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim— Joseph's descendants, primarily through his son Ephraim, became synonymous with the northern kingdom of Israel. Ephraim was the dominant tribe in the north, often representing the entire northern kingdom. This reflects the historical split after Solomon's reign, where the ten northern tribes formed their own kingdom under Jeroboam.and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’ This phrase encompasses the entirety of the northern tribes, collectively known as Israel. The "house of Israel" refers to the ten tribes that separated from Judah. This division led to distinct political and religious identities, with the northern kingdom often falling into idolatry. The prophecy here foreshadows a future reunification of these divided kingdoms, a theme that resonates with the hope of restoration and unity under a future messianic king, often seen as a type of Christ who unites all believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, representing the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joseph/ephraim.htm">Joseph/Ephraim</a> Represents the northern kingdom of Israel, often referred to as Ephraim, the dominant tribe. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The collective people of God, divided into the northern and southern kingdoms. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sticks.htm">Sticks</a> Symbolic objects used by Ezekiel to represent the divided kingdoms of Israel and their future reunification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_god's_plan.htm">Unity in God's Plan</a> The division of Israel into two kingdoms was a result of disobedience, but God's plan always included their reunification. This teaches us about the importance of unity in the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_sticks.htm">Symbolism of the Sticks</a> The use of sticks symbolizes the tangible promise of restoration. In our lives, God often uses symbols and signs to remind us of His promises. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> Just as God promised to restore Israel, He offers restoration to us today. No matter how divided or broken our lives may seem, God can bring healing and unity. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_prophets.htm">Role of Prophets</a> Ezekiel's role as a prophet was to communicate God's message faithfully. We are called to be messengers of God's truth in our own contexts. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> The reunification of Israel points to God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. We are reminded to remain faithful to God, trusting in His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_joseph_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Joseph?</a> <a href="/q/jacob's_prophecies_in_the_bible.htm">What are Jacob's prophecies in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_judah_and_joseph's_restoration.htm">Zechariah 10:6: Where is the historical proof of the promised restoration of both Judah and Joseph on a massive scale?</a> <a href="/q/psalm_115_2___how_does_it_fit_unclear_events.htm">Psalm 115:2 -- How does this verse align with historical events where God's presence or intervention seemed absent or unclear?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) One stick . . . another stick.--These are not rods, as in <a href="/context/numbers/17-6.htm" title="And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.">Numbers 17:6-9</a>, although Ezekiel may have had that event in mind; the word here is an entirely different one, and means simply a piece of wood. The two pieces were, no doubt, so shaped that being firmly held together they would appear as one.For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.--The object is to represent by the two pieces of wood the two kingdoms. It would be insufficient, therefore, to mention Judah only; for with him Benjamin had been always associated, and also considerable fragments of the other tribes (<a href="/2_chronicles/11-16.htm" title="And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.">2Chronicles 11:16</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm" title="And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.">2Chronicles 15:9</a>). After the fall of the northern kingdom, individual members of the ten tribes who had not been carried into captivity joined themselves more or less completely to the kingdom of Judah (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/30-11.htm" title="Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 30:11-18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm" title="Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.">2Chronicles 31:1</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Take thee one stick, and write. The symbolic action thus prescribed to the prophet was manifestly based on the well-known historical fact that the tribes of Israel, in Mosaic times, had been represented by a rod, on which was inscribed the name of the tribe (<a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2</a>); but whether the stick Ezekiel was instructed to take was a staff, ῤάβδος (LXX., Hirernick, Hitzig, Kliefoth, and Smend), or a block (Ewald), or simply a piece (Keil, Schroder) of wood on which a few words might be traced, cannot be decided. On the first stick the prophet was directed to write, For Judah, and the house of his companions; i.e. for the southern kingdom and those of the northern tribes who adhered to it, as e.g., Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, with those devout Jehovah-worshippers who from time to time emigrated from other tribes and settled in the land of Judah (<a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">2 Chronicles 11:12-16</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">2 Chronicles 15:9</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-11.htm">2 Chronicles 30:11, 18</a>, 31; 31:1; though by Wellhausen, Smend, and others, such passages are pronounced unhistorical). On the second stick also the prophet was directed to write; but whether For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for (or, of) all the house of Israel his companions (Authorized and Revised Versions), or "For Joseph and the whole house of Israel" (Keil), or simply "For Joseph" (Ewald, Havernick, Smend), cannot be determined. Each interpretation can be supported by quite reasonable considerations. For the first may be pleaded that it best accords with the natural sense of the text; for the second, that the phrase, the stick of Ephraim, appears to be explanatory of and in opposition to "For Joseph;" for the third, that all the house of Israel stands, like "Ephraim," under the regimen of "stick." The introduction of Joseph as the representative of the northern kingdom rests, not on the fact that Joseph's was the most honorable name among the ten tribes (Havernick), but on the circumstance that the tribe of Joseph, as represented by Ephraim and Manasseh, constituted the main body of the northern kingdom. The addition of Ephraim's name is best accounted for by remembering that in his hand lay the hegemony of the kingdom. "All the house of Israel his companions" signified the rest of the ten tribes. That the two sticks, when joined together in the prophet's hand, were to become one cannot signify that they were then and there to be miraculously united. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“And you, וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being take קַח־ (qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a single אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first stick עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and write וּכְתֹ֤ב (ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write on it: עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against ‘Belonging to Judah לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and to the Israelites וְלִבְנֵ֥י (wə·liḇ·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son associated with him.’ חֲבֵרָ֑יו (ḥă·ḇê·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2270.htm">Strong's 2270: </a> United, associate, companion Then take וּלְקַח֙ (ū·lə·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take another אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first stick עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and write וּכְת֣וֹב (ū·ḵə·ṯō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write on it: עָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against ‘Belonging to Joseph— לְיוֹסֵף֙ (lə·yō·w·sêp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites the stick עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood of Ephraim— אֶפְרַ֔יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory and to all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc associated with him.’ חֲבֵרָֽיו׃ (ḥă·ḇê·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2270.htm">Strong's 2270: </a> United, associate, companion <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Ezekiel 37:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:16 You son of man take one stick (Ezek. 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