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Ezekiel 37:17

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

16 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:

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?

19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine 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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  • Hosea 1:11

    Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

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  • Jeremiah 50:4

    In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

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  • Isaiah 11:13

    The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

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  • Ezekiel 37:22–24

    And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

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  • Zephaniah 3:9

    For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

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