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They and their children and their children&#8217s children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37.htm">New Living Translation</a> They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a> They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a> Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And they will live on the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever; and My servant David will be their leader forever. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons&#8217 sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And they shall live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons, and their sons’ sons, forever; and David My servant shall be their prince forever. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They will inhabit the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, which your fathers inhabited; and they will inhabit it, they, and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They will live in the land where your fathers lived, [the land] that I gave to My servant Jacob, and they will live there, they and their children and their children’s children, forever; and My servant David will be their leader forever. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your ancestors lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will live in the land that I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They, their children, and their grandchildren will live in it permanently. My servant David will always be their prince. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob and on which your ancestors lived. They will live in that land, along with their children and grandchildren, forever. David my servant will be their everlasting leader. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever. <a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a> They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived; they will live in it--they and their children and their grandchildren forever. David my servant will be prince over them forever. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived; and they shall dwell in it, they, and their children, and their children's children, forever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a> They will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince forever. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, "" In which your fathers have dwelt, "" And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, "" And their son’s sons—for all time, "" And My servant David [is] their prince for all time. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, In which your fathers have dwelt, And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, And their son's sons -- unto the age, And David My servant is their prince -- to the age. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they shall dwell upon the land which I gave to my servant to Jacob which your fathers dwelt upon it, and they shall dwell upon it, they and their sons and their sons' sons, even to forever: and David my servant a prince to them forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they shall dwell in the land which I gave to my servant Jacob, wherein your fathers dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, they and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they shall live upon the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived. And they shall live upon it, they and their sons, and the sons of their sons, even for all time. And David, my servant, shall be their leader, in perpetuity. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a> They shall live on the land I gave to Jacob my servant, the land where their ancestors lived; they shall live on it always, they, their children, and their children’s children, with David my servant as their prince forever. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They shall live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children shall live there forever; and my servant David shall be their prince forever.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell in it, even they and their children and their children's children for ever; and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to my Servant, Yaqob, in which their fathers dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, and their children, and the children of their children for eternity, and David my Servant shall be their Leader for eternity<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever; and David My servant shall be their prince for ever. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they shall dwell in their land, which I have given to my servant Jacob, where their fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell upon it: and David my servant shall be their prince forever. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-25.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=11215" 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> …24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. 25<a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">They will live</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘aḇ·dî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šə·ḇū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">lived.</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">They will live</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">with their children</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and grandchildren,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">and My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: wə·ḏā·wiḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: nā·śî (N-ms) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">will be their prince</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> 26And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.…<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="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">2 Samuel 7:10-16</a> And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning / and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you. / And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. ... <a href="/jeremiah/30-9.htm">Jeremiah 30:9</a> Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a> Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a> You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a> “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-10</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> 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. <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Acts 2:29-30</a> Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. / But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a> Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/john/1-49.htm">John 1:49</a> “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelled; 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.they shall dwell in<a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21</a> And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:<a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Ezekiel 28:25</a> 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 sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.<a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a> 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.even they<a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a> 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 glorified.<a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Isaiah 66:22</a> 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.<a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20</a> But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.and my<a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6,7</a> 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, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace… <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44,45</a> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/28-19.htm">Age</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-24.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-24.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Age</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/matthew/15-26.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-8.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-2.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-2.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Son's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Wherein</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'; 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The land is a central theme in the covenantal promises made by God to the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>). It signifies a return to the land after exile, a theme prevalent in Ezekiel's prophecies. The land is not just a physical territory but a symbol of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.where your fathers lived This phrase emphasizes the historical connection to the ancestors of Israel, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who lived in the land of Canaan. It underscores the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with Israel throughout generations. The mention of the fathers serves as a reminder of the heritage and the divine promises that are to be fulfilled.They will live there forever The promise of eternal dwelling in the land suggests a future restoration and permanence that transcends the temporal nature of previous occupations. This can be seen as a prophetic vision of the Messianic age, where God's people will experience lasting peace and security. It reflects the eschatological hope found in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17-25</a>.with their children and grandchildren This phrase highlights the generational aspect of the promise, ensuring that the blessings of the covenant extend to future descendants. It reflects the biblical theme of God's faithfulness to His people across generations, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>. The inclusion of children and grandchildren signifies a thriving, enduring community.and My servant David will be their prince forever This phrase is a Messianic prophecy pointing to a future ruler from the line of David. While David himself was a historical king, this reference is understood to point to the Messiah, who Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The term "prince" indicates a leader who will govern with justice and righteousness, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>. The eternal nature of this rule aligns with the New Testament depiction of Christ's everlasting kingdom (<a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, who are the primary recipients of God's promises and the focus of this prophecy. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> Also known as Israel, he is the patriarch to whom God originally promised the land. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The reference to "My servant David" symbolizes the future Messianic King, a descendant of David, who will reign eternally. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the Promised Land, historically given to the Israelites, symbolizing God's covenant and faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a> The ancestors of the Israelites who originally inhabited the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God's promise to Jacob and his descendants is eternal, demonstrating His unwavering faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_messianic_hope.htm">The Messianic Hope</a> The reference to "My servant David" points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic covenant, who reigns eternally. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_inheritance.htm">The Eternal Inheritance</a> Believers are reminded of their eternal inheritance in Christ, paralleling the Israelites' promise of the land. <a href="/topical/g/generational_blessing.htm">Generational Blessing</a> The promise extends to children and grandchildren, emphasizing the importance of passing down faith and God's promises through generations. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_promises.htm">Living in God's Promises</a> Just as the Israelites are promised to dwell in the land, believers are called to live in the spiritual promises of God today.<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/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25–28’s everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_prince_in_ezekiel's_prophecy.htm">Who is the prince mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_lack_historical_context.htm">Why does Psalm 102 speak of Zion’s restoration without any clear historical fulfillment during the time it was written? </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>(25) For ever.--Strong emphasis is placed upon this declaration by its frequent repetition. In this verse, the occupancy of the land is to be for ever, and the kingship of David is to be for ever; and in <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm" title="Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the middle of them for ever more.">Ezekiel 37:26</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-28.htm" title="And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the middle of them for ever more.">Ezekiel 37:28</a> the sanctuary is to be "in the midst of them for evermore," and the covenant of peace is to be "an everlasting covenant." Such promises are taken up continually in the New Testament, and explained of the everlasting reign of the King of kings, the Good Shepherd, over His people, and of the Temple of the Holy Ghost in the heart of the believer.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - The phrase, my servant David (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23, 24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Jeremiah 33:21, 22, 26</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3, 20</a>; <a href="/psalms/144-10.htm">Psalm 144:10</a>), goes back to the Messianic promise of <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, and cannot be satisfactorily explained as signifying the Davidic house (Smend), or as pointing to "a line of true rulers, each faithfully representing the ideal David as the faithful Ruler, the true Shepherd of his people" (Plumptre, on Ezekiel 34:23), inasmuch as Israel, after Ezekiel's day, never possessed any such line of rulers, and certainly no such line continued forever. The only feasible exegesis is that which understands Jehovah's servant David to be Messiah, or Jesus Christ, of whom the writer to the Hebrews (Hebrews 1:8) says. "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They will live וְיָשְׁב֣וּ (wə·yā·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I gave נָתַ֙תִּי֙ (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to My servant לְעַבְדִּ֣י (lə·‘aḇ·dî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant Jacob, לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc where אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that your fathers אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father lived. יָֽשְׁבוּ־ (yā·šə·ḇū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry They will live וְיָשְׁב֣וּ (wə·yā·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there עָלֶ֡יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against forever עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while with their children וּבְנֵיהֶ֞ם (ū·ḇə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and grandchildren, וּבְנֵ֤י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and My servant עַבְדִּ֔י (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant David וְדָוִ֣ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse will be their prince forever. נָשִׂ֥יא (nā·śî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:25 They shall dwell in the land that (Ezek. 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