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Ezekiel 37:19

EphraimJoseph
Israel and the nations

17 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?’

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,

21 you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.’
KJV
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.
WEB
tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.
ASV
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, [even] with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
DARBY
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with this, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
BLB
Say to them, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I I am taking the stick of Joseph, which [is] in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions, and I will join them upon it with the stick of Judah, and I will make them one stick; and they will become one in My hand.’
ÅB
da skal du si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg tar Josefs stav, som er i Efra'ims hånd, og Israels stammer, hans medbrødre, og jeg legger dem til Judas stav og gjør dem til én stav, så de blir til ett i min hånd.
OTB
si til dem: ‘Dette er hva den Suverene Herre sier: Jeg skal ta Josefs stav, som er i Efraims hånd, og Israels stammer som er forbundet med ham, og forene den med Judas stav. Jeg vil gjøre dem til én stav, og de skal være én i min hånd.’
B1930
da skal du si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg tar Josefs stav, som er i Efra'ims hånd, og Israels stammer, hans medbrødre, og jeg legger dem til Judas stav og gjør dem til én stav, så de blir til ett i min hånd.

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  • Zechariah 10:6

    I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

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  • Ephesians 2:13–14

    But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

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  • Colossians 3:11

    Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

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  • Ezekiel 37:16–17

    “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.’

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:1–3

    So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

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