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Ezekiel 37:20

in Ezekiel 37

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

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.

KJV

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

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This verse in Ezekiel 37

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In this there was a type of the uniting of Jews and Gentiles, Jews and Samaritans, in Christ and his church. And so the prophet slides into a prediction of the kingdom of Christ, which should be set up in the world with God's tabernacle in it, and of the glories and graces of that kingdom,

This site's exposition

came again unto me

on Ezekiel 37:15-20

The second sign of the chapter is done in wood: one stick written for Judah, another for Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, joined one to another into one stick, and they shall become one in thine hand. The schism that began when ten tribes followed Jeroboam is healed in the prophet's fist before it is promised in the oracle, the sign preceding the sermon as Ezekiel's signs do. The people's question, wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?, is built into the sign itself, and the bench notes the method: an enacted riddle that makes the audience ask for the interpretation they would not sit still to hear.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 15 and following) \"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: And you, son of man, take for yourself one piece of wood and write on it 'Judah' and the children of Israel, his companions, and take another piece of wood and write on it 'Joseph, the wood of Ephraim,' and all the house of Israel, his companions. And join them one to another for yourself into one piece of wood; and they will be in unity in your hand.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the sticks whereon thou writest,.... Or art about to write the above things, according to order and direction: shall be in thine hand before their eyes; shall be held up to them to look at for some time, and observe the cement of the two sticks; and learn and lay up in their minds what is meant by this emblem; and be assured that what is hereafter said as a further explication of it shall certainly be fulfilled.

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהָי֨וּand they will be

    vehayuH1961 →3559 times

  • הָעֵצִ֜יםthe pieces of wood

    haetzimH6086 →328 times

  • אֲֽשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • תִּכְתֹּ֧בyou will write

    tikhtoH3789 →224 times

  • עֲלֵיהֶ֛םon them

    ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times

  • בְּיָדְךָ֖in hand your

    beyadekhaH3027 →1618 times

  • לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃to eyes their

    leeineihemH5869 →887 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 12:3

    Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 36:3

      Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their…

    • 2 Timothy 2:25

      He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

    • Jeremiah 26:3

      Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

    • Luke 20:13

      ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

  • Through

    Hosea 12:10

    I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 17:13

      Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your…

    • Ezekiel 20:49

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

    • Jeremiah 19:1

      This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,

    • Isaiah 20:2–5

      the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Ezekiel, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel: the study guide →Read Ezekiel 37 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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