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Ezekiel 37:17

15 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

16 “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.’

Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.

18 When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’

19 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.’

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BSB
Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.
KJV
And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
WEB
Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
ASV
and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.
DARBY
And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
BLB
And join them one to one for yourself into one stick, and they will become as one in your hand.
ÅB
Og sett dem sammen, den ene til den andre, til én stav, så de blir til ett i din hånd!
OTB
Foren dem til én stav så de blir én i din hånd.
B1930
Og sett dem sammen, den ene til den andre, til én stav, så de blir til ett i din hånd!

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Cross references

  • Hosea 1:11

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 50:4

    “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.

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  • Isaiah 11:13

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 37:22–24

    I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.

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  • Zephaniah 3:9

    For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

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