Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 37:26
26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be a permanent covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set my sanctuary among them forever.
Ezekiel 37:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
Context of Ezekiel 37:26
24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my ordinances, and keep my statutes and obey them. 25“‘They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your ancestors lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince forever. I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be a permanent covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set my sanctuary among them forever. 27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28When my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.’”
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:26 word by word
וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם יִהְיֶ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וּנְתַתִּים֙ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover I will makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- of peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- with them; it shall be an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- with them: and I will placeנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- them, and multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:26
- Ezekiel 34:25“‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous creatures from the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Genesis 17:7I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.
- 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true my house is with God? For he has established a permanent covenant with me, ordered and secured in every detail. Will he not bring about my whole salvation and my every desire?
- Psalms 89:3The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
- Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live. I will make a permanent covenant with you on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.
- Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 32:40“I will make a permanent covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of me in their hearts so they will never again turn away from me.
- Hosea 2:18On that day I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will shatter bow, sword, and weapons of war in the land and will enable the people to rest securely.
- John 14:27“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus — the great Shepherd of the sheep — through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
- Ezekiel 36:10I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
- Isaiah 27:6In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 49:21Then you will say within yourself, ‘Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering — but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself — but these, where did they come from?’”
- Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will come out of them, a sound of rejoicing. I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.
- Jeremiah 31:27“Look, the days are coming” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of people and the seed of animals.
- Zechariah 8:4The Lord of Armies says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Covenant of peace - See this explained Ezekiel 34:25; (note).Read the comment
- 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. 25-28The covenant of peace is the blessing that comes from obeying the covenant. This covenant would last forever. In the past, the people’s sin made them unclean. Because of this, the Lord allowed the temple to be destroyed. Now their new purity would be shown in a new sanctuary. God would live among them there forever. This final temple would show the success of God’s work to make his people holy. It would demonstrate that the Lord is the one who makes…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. covenant of peace--better than the old legal covenant, because an unchangeable covenant of grace (Eze 34:25; Is 55:3; Jr 32:40). I will place them--set them in an established position; no longer unsettled as heretofore. my sanctuary--the temple of God; spiritual in the heart of all true followers of Messiah (2Co 6:16); and, in some literal sense, in the restored Israel (Eze 40:1-44:31).Read the comment
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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
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