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Ezekiel 37:18
18Your people will ask you, “Please tell us what this means.”
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
16‘Son of man, take a stick and write on it, “This stick belongs to Judah and the Israelite tribes that are with him.” Then take another stick and write on it, “This stick belongs to Joseph's son Ephraim and the Israelite tribes that are with him.” 17Make the two sticks join together to become one stick in your hand. Your people will ask you, “Please tell us what this means.” 19When they ask that, say to them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will take Joseph's stick that belongs to Ephraim and the Israelite tribes that are with him. I will cause it to join together with Judah's stick. I will make them become one stick in my hand.” 20Hold the two sticks that you have written words on. Hold them in your hand for the people to see.
Read all of Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 37:18 word by word
וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲלֽוֹא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ מָה־אֵ֥לֶּה לָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:18
- Ezekiel 12:9‘Son of man, listen to Israel's people who refuse to obey me. They have asked you, “What are you doing?”
- Ezekiel 17:12‘Israel's people have turned against me. Say to them, “Surely you must understand the meaning of this story.” Then say to them, “Listen! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem. He took away Israel's king and his officers. He took them with him as his prisoners to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, ‘Almighty Lord, “The people are already saying that my stories make them confused.” ’
- Ezekiel 24:19Then the people said to me, ‘Please tell us why you are doing these things. What are you trying to show us?’
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
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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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