Ezekiel 37:19 
Context| NET © | tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, 1 and make them into one stick – they will be one in my hand.’ 2 |
| NIV © | say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand— and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick, making them a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’ |
| NASB © | say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, "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, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."’ |
| NLT © | say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one stick in my hand.’ |
| MSG © | tell them, 'GOD, the Master, says, Watch me! I'll take the Joseph stick that is in Ephraim's hand, with the tribes of Israel connected with him, and lay the Judah stick on it. I'll make them into one stick. I'm holding one stick.' |
| BBE © | Then say to them, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel who are in his company; and I will put it on the stick of Judah and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand. |
| NRSV © | say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am about to take the stick of Joseph (which is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with it; and I will put the stick of Judah upon it, and make them one stick, in order that they may be one in my hand. |
| NKJV © | "say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."’ |
| KJV | the Lord <0136> GOD <03069>_; the stick <06086> of Joseph <03130>_, which [is] in the hand <03027> of Ephraim <0669>_, and the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> his fellows <02270>_, them with him, [even] with the stick <06086> of Judah <03063>_, them one <0259> stick <06086>_, and they shall be one <0259> in mine hand <03027>_. |
| NASB © | say <01696> to them, 'Thus <03541> says <0559> the Lord <0136> GOD <03068> , "Behold <02009> , I will take <03947> the stick <06086> of Joseph <03130> , which <0834> is in the hand <03027> of Ephraim <0669> , and the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> , his companions <02270> ; and I will put <05414> them with it, with the stick <06086> of Judah <03063> , and make <06213> them one <0259> stick <06086> , and they will be one <0259> in My hand ."'<03027> |
| HEBREW | *wyrbx {wrbx} <02270> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | tell <01696> them <0413> , ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says: Look <02009> , I am <0589> about to take <03947> the <0853> branch <06086> of Joseph <03130> which <0834> is in the hand <03027> of Ephraim <0669> and the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> associated <02270> with him, and I will place <05414> them <0853> on <05921> the stick <06086> of Judah <03063> , and make <06213> them into one <0259> stick <06086> – they will be <01961> one <0259> in my hand .’<03027> |
| NET © | tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, 1 and make them into one stick – they will be one in my hand.’ 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “I will place them on it, that is, on the stick of Judah.” 2 sn The reunification of Israel and Judah is envisioned as well in Ezek 33:23, 29; Jer 3:18; 23:5-6; Hos 1:11; Amos 9:11. |
