Ezekiel 37:17

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.

Bible in Basic English

Then, joining them one to another, make them one stick, so that they may be one in your hand.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand.

Free Bible Version

Then join the two pieces of wood into one, so that you hold them as one in your hand.

King James (Authorized) Version

And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

Translation for Translators

Then join them together to become as though they were one piece of wood in your hand.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Bring both of them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.

Noah Webster Bible

And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.

World English Bible

Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.

Young's Literal Translation

and bring them near one unto another, to thee, for one stick, and they have become one in thy hand.

Context

One Nation with One King

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

Summary

In Ezekiel 37:17, the Lord instructs the prophet Ezekiel to take two sticks and write on them the names of Judah and Israel, symbolizing the reunification of the divided kingdom. This act represents God's promise to restore and unify His people, bringing them back together under His sovereign rule. The prophecy foretells a future time of reconciliation and unity among the descendants of Israel, emphasizing God's faithfulness to His covenant and His power to bring about restoration even in times of division and exile.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And join them one to another into one stick,.... Clap the sticks, planks, boards, or tables, to one another; glue them together, or set them so close to one another, that they may seem as one stick, plank, board, or table: and they shall become one in thine hand; they shall look as if they were one. R. Joseph Kimchi, the father of David, thinks they really became one, by means of a miracle wrought; but there is no need to suppose this; it is enough that they appeared to be so.