Ezekiel 37:18

Ezekiel 37:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
• New International Version (NIV)“When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when your people say to you, 'Will you not tell us what you mean by these?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’—

Context of Ezekiel 37:18

16And 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: 17and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand. And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? 19say 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. 20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.

Ezekiel 37:18 word by word

וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲלֽוֹא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ מָה־אֵ֥לֶּה לָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• whenכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:18

• Ezekiel 12:9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
• Ezekiel 17:12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
• Ezekiel 24:19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-28Verses 16-28 A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven. Ezekiel 37:16 One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks. For Judah … - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 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 the bond of peace; let us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-28The prophet then performed a sign action (see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note) that showed the future reunification of God's people and the healing of the division between the northern and southern tribes (see 1 Kings 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. God does not explain the symbolical prophecy until the Jews have been stimulated by the type to consult the prophet.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:18

• Instruction
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Symbols and Similitudes

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings