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Ezekiel 37:16

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14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

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:

17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“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.’
KJV
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:
WEB
“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.’
ASV
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:
DARBY
And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel, his companions. And take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.
BLB
“And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick, and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions.’ And take one stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’
ÅB
Og du menneskesønn! Ta deg en stav og skriv på den: For Juda og for Israels barn, hans medbrødre! Og ta deg en annen stav og skriv på den: For Josef - en stav for Efra'im og hele Israels hus, hans medbrødre!
OTB
«Menneskesønn, ta en stav og skriv på den: ‘For Juda og israelittene som er forbundet med ham.’ Ta deretter en annen stav og skriv på den: ‘For Josef, Efraims stav, og hele Israels hus som er forbundet med ham.’
B1930
Og du menneskesønn! Ta dig en stav og skriv på den: For Juda og for Israels barn, hans medbrødre! Og ta dig en annen stav og skriv på den: For Josef - en stav for Efra'im og hele Israels hus, hans medbrødre!

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:9

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 10:19

    And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

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  • 2 Chronicles 10:17

    But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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  • Numbers 17:2–3

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 12:16–20

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:11–17

    And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:11–18

    Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

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