Ezekiel 37:26

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

24“ ‘My servant David will be their king, and all of them will have one shepherd. They will live by my rules, and they will obey my laws. 25They will live in the land that I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They, their children, and their grandchildren will live in it permanently. My servant David will always be their prince. I will promise them peace. This promise will last forever. I will establish them, make them increase in number, and put my holy place among them permanently. 27My dwelling place will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, have set Israel apart as holy, because my holy place will be among them permanently.’ ”

Ezekiel 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 promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
• Genesis 17:7I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.
• 2 Samuel 23:5“Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise to me, with every detail arranged and assured. ⌞He promised⌟ everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen.
• Psalms 89:3⌞You said,⌟ “I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
• Isaiah 55:3Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise to you— the blessings I promised to David.
• Isaiah 59:20“Then a Savior will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from rebellion,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 32:40I will make an eternal promise to them that I will never stop blessing them. I will make them fear me so that they will never turn away from me.
• Hosea 2:18“On that day I will make an arrangement with the wild animals, the birds, and the animals that crawl on the ground. I will destroy all the bows, swords, and weapons of war, so people can live safely.
• John 14:27“I’m leaving you peace. I’m giving you my peace. I don’t give you the kind of peace that the world gives. So don’t be troubled or cowardly.
• Hebrews 13:20The God of peace brought the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, back to life through the blood of an eternal promise.
• Ezekiel 36:10I will increase the number of people who live on you. All the people of Israel, all of them, will live on you. The cities will be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
• Isaiah 27:6In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will ask yourself, “Who has fathered these ⌞children⌟ for me? I was childless and unable to have children. I was exiled and rejected. Who raised these ⌞children for me⌟? I was left alone. Where have they come from?”
• Jeremiah 30:19The people who live there will sing songs of praise, and the sound of laughter will be heard from there. I’ll make them numerous, and their number won’t decrease. I’ll bring them honor, and they won’t be considered unimportant.
• Jeremiah 31:27“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the nations of Israel and Judah with people and animals.
• Zechariah 8:4This is what the Lord of Armies says: Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem. Each will have a cane in hand because of old 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