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Ezekiel 37:18

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.’

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

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.’

20 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,

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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
When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’
KJV
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
WEB
“When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’
ASV
And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
DARBY
And when the children of my people speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not declare unto us what thou meanest by these?
BLB
And when the sons of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show to us what these [are] to you??’
ÅB
Og når ditt folks barn sier til deg: Vil du ikke la oss få vite hva du mener med dette? -
OTB
Når ditt folk spør deg: ‘Vil du ikke fortelle oss hva du mener med dette?’
B1930
Og når ditt folks barn sier til dig: Vil du ikke la oss få vite hvad du mener med dette? -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 24:19

    Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

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  • Ezekiel 12:9

    “Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

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  • Ezekiel 17:12

    “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

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  • Ezekiel 20:49

    Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”

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