Ezekiel 37:20

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

And the sticks with your writing on them will be in your hand before their eyes.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the sticks whereon thou hast written, shall be in thy hand, before their eyes.

Free Bible Version

When you're holding the pieces of wood you've written on, and while everyone is watching,

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

Then, you human, hold up the pieces of wood that you have written on, in order that the people can see them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Hold in your hand the branches that you wrote on before their eyes.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.”’

Young's Literal Translation

And the sticks on which thou writest have been in thy hand before thine eyes,

Context

One Nation with One King

¹⁹you 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.’²⁰When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,²¹you 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.

Sermons

Ezekiel 37

Art Katz

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Summary

In Ezekiel 37:20, the Lord instructs the prophet Ezekiel to prophesy that He will reunite the divided kingdom of Israel, symbolized by two sticks representing the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel. This prophecy foretells the restoration and unity of God's people under His sovereign rule, emphasizing His power to bring together what was once scattered. It serves as a promise of reconciliation and renewal, illustrating God's faithfulness to His covenant with Israel despite their past disobedience and exile.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

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.