Ezekiel 37 · Verse 19

Ezekiel 37:19

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.
Ezekiel 37:19, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:19 in other translations

BSByou 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.’
WEBtell 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.
ASVsay 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.
YLTSpeak unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am taking the stick of Joseph, that is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and have given them unto him, with the stick of Judah, and have made them become one stick, and they have been one in My hand.
DARBYsay 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.
BBEThen say to them, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel who are in his company; and I will put it on the stick of Judah and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.
WebsterSay to 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 my hand.

What does Ezekiel 37:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. The union effected at the restoration from Babylon embraced but comparatively few of Israel; a future complete fulfilment must therefore be looked for. stick of Joseph ... in the hand of Ephraim--Ephraim, of the descendants of Joseph, had exercised the rule among the ten tribes: that rule, symbolized by the "stick," was now to be withdrawn from him, and to be made one with the other, Judah's rule, in God's hand. them--the "stick of Joseph," would strictly require "it"; but Ezekiel expresses the sense, namely, the ten tribes who were subject to it. with him--that is, Judah; or "it," that is, the stick of Judah.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 The stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim - Jeroboam, the first king of the ten tribes, was an Ephraimite. Joseph represents the ten tribes in general; they were in the hand of Ephraim, that is, under the government of Jeroboam.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 37:15-28

This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in…

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Ezekiel 37:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דַּבֵּ֣רda.BerspeakH1696
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַר֮'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009
אֲנִ֨י'a.NiIH589
לֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.ach[am] about to takeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵ֤ץ'etz[the] piece of wood ofH6086
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּיַד\־be.yad-[is] in [the] hand ofH3027
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
וְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.Teiand [the] tribes ofH7626
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
חֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovassociates itsH2270
וְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.Tiand I will putH5414
אוֹתָ֨ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
עָלָ֜יו'a.Lavwith itH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵ֣ץ'etz[the] piece of wood ofH6086
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.Timand I will make themH6213
לְעֵ֣ץle.'Etzinto a piece of woodH6086
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
בְּיָדִֽי\׃be.ya.Diin hand myH3027

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Cross references for Ezekiel 37:19

  • Zechariah 10:6

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

  • Ephesians 2:13-14

    But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

  • Colossians 3:11

    Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

  • Ezekiel 37:16-17

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:1-3

    So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold.
16,17; 1Ch 9:1-3; Zec 10:6; Eph 2:13,14; Col 3:11

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Context

  • Ezekiel 37:18

    And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

  • Ezekiel 37:19

    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.

  • Ezekiel 37:20

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

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Ezekiel 37:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: He aquí, yo tomo el palo de José que está en la mano de Ephraim, y á las tribus de Israel sus compañeros, y pondrélos con él, con el palo de Judá, y harélos un palo, y serán uno en mi mano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		dis-leur: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Voici, je prendrai le bois de Joseph, qui est dans la main d’Éphraïm, et les tribus d’Israël, ses compagnons; et je les mettrai sur celui-ci, savoir sur le bois de Juda, et je les ferai être un seul bois, et ils seront un dans ma main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so rede zu ihnen: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Siehe, ich werde das Holz Josephs nehmen, welches in der Hand Ephraims ist, und die Stämme Israels, seine Genossen; und ich werde sie dazu tun, zu dem Holze Judas, und werde sie zu einem Holze machen, so daß sie eins seien in meiner Hand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		loqueris ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego assumam lignum Joseph, quod est in manu Ephraim, et tribus Israël, quæ sunt ei adjunctæ, et dabo eas pariter cum ligno Juda, et faciam eas in lignum unum: et erunt unum in manu ejus.