Ezekiel 37:14-16
EasyEnglish Bible
14 I will put the breath of my Spirit in you, and you will become alive. I will let you live safely in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken. You will know that I have done what I said I would do. That is what the Lordsays.” ’[a]
15 The Lord gave this message to me: 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.”[b]
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- 37:14 The Lord is promising that he will bring his people back from exile in Babylon. As prisoners in Babylon, the Israelites think that they have no hope for good things in the future. They are like bones that are dead and dry. But God promises to give them new life.
- 37:16 Judah was the Israelite kingdom in the south. Ephraim was a name for the Israelite kingdom in the north.
Ezekiel 37:14-16
New International Version
14 I will put my Spirit(A) in you and you will live, and I will settle(B) you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.(C)’”
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15 The word of the Lord came to me: 16 “Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, ‘Belonging to Judah and the Israelites(D) associated with him.(E)’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.’
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