Ezekiel 37 · Verse 25

Ezekiel 37:25

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Ezekiel 37:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 37:25 in other translations

BSBThey will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
WEBThey will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince forever.
ASVAnd they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
YLTAnd they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, In which your fathers have dwelt, And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, And their son's sons--unto the age, And David My servant is their prince--to the age.
DARBYAnd they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
BBEAnd they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.
WebsterAnd they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

What does Ezekiel 37:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. for ever--(Is 60:21; Joe 3:20; Am 9:15).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 The land that I have given unto Jacob my servant - Jacob means here the twelve tribes; and the land given to them was the whole land of Palestine; consequently, the promise states that, when they return, they are to possess the whole of the Promised Land.

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 37:25 in the original Hebrew

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וְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.Vuand they will dwellH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiI gaveH5414
לְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.Dito servant myH5650
לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.Koto JacobH3290
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
יָֽשְׁבוּ\־ya.she.vu-they dweltH3427
בָ֖הּvahin it
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors yourH1
וְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.Vuand they will dwellH3427
עָלֶ֡יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
הֵ֠מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
וּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.Hemand children theirH1121
וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.Neiand [the] children ofH1121
בְנֵיהֶם֙ve.nei.Hemchildren theirH1121
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָ֔םo.LamperpetuityH5769
וְדָוִ֣דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
עַבְדִּ֔י'av.Diservant myH5650
נָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'[will be] princeH5387
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemof them
לְעוֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor everH5769

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 37:25

  • Amos 9:15

    And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

  • Ezekiel 37:24

    And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

  • Ezekiel 36:28

    And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

  • Ezekiel 28:25

    Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

  • Zephaniah 3:14-15

    Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

  • Hebrews 7:21

    (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

  • Joel 3:20

    But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

  • Daniel 2:44-45

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  • Jeremiah 32:41

    Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

  • Isaiah 11:1

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  • Ezekiel 37:21

    And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

  • Ezekiel 37:26

    Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall dwell in.
21; 28:25; 36:28; 37:26; Jer 30:3; 31:24; 32:41
even they.
Isa 60:21; 66:22; Joe 3:20; Am 9:15; Zep 3:14,15; Zec 14:11
and my.
24; Isa 9:6,7; Da 2:44,45; Zec 6:12,13; Lu 1:32,33; Joh 12:34
Heb 7:2,21

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Context

  • Ezekiel 37:24

    And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

  • Ezekiel 37:25

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

  • Ezekiel 37:26

    Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

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Ezekiel 37:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y habitarán en la tierra que dí á mi siervo Jacob, en la cual habitaron vuestros padres; en ella habitarán ellos, y sus hijos, y los hijos de sus hijos para siempre; y mi siervo David les será príncipe para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils habiteront dans le pays que j’ai donné à mon serviteur Jacob, où vos pères ont habité; et ils y habiteront, eux et leurs fils, et les fils de leurs fils, à toujours; et David mon serviteur sera leur prince à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden wohnen in dem Lande, das ich meinem Knechte Jakob gegeben, worin eure Väter gewohnt haben; und sie werden darin wohnen, sie und ihre Kinder und ihre Kindeskinder, bis in Ewigkeit; und mein Knecht David wird ihr Fürst sein ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et habitabunt super terram quam dedi servo meo Jacob, in qua habitaverunt patres vestri: et habitabunt super eam ipsi, et filii eorum, et filii filiorum eorum, usque in sempiternum: et David servus meus princeps eorum in perpetuum.