The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.” ’
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The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.” ’
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And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
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And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Ezekiel 37:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 12:3 “Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
- Numbers 17:6-9 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods. Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony. On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
- Hosea 12:10 I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 37:20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall…
Eze 37:20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
Ver. 20. Shall be in thine hand before their eyes.] That by this vision publicly acted they may be the better affected.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To affect them the more, and to assure them…
To affect them the more, and to assure them the more fully, let them see these two divided sticks made one in thy hand.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the sticks whereon thou writest,.... Or art about…
And the sticks whereon thou writest,.... Or art about to write the above things, according to order and direction:
shall be in thine hand before their eyes; shall be held up to them to look at for some time, and observe the cement of the two sticks; and learn and lay up in their minds what is meant by this emblem; and be assured that what is hereafter said as a further explication of it shall certainly be fulfilled.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. This symbolical action may have been actually performed,…
20. This symbolical action may have been actually performed, though the supposition is scarcely necessary, cf. Eze_12:3.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Before their eyes.—The symbolical action was not only…
(20) Before their eyes.—The symbolical action was not only to be performed before the people, but the united wood was to remain in the prophet’s hand, while he unfolded to them the Divine promise. That promise is essentially a repetition of Eze_34:11-31; Eze_36:22-30.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 37:20-25 When the kingdoms were reunited, the problems that…
37:20-25 When the kingdoms were reunited, the problems that had led to the schism would also be resolved. In place of the abusive and unfaithful leadership of Rehoboam that had split the nation in two (1 Kgs 12), God would supply a single servant leader, a shepherd king. Like David, he would unite the tribes. This restored people would also be renewed and cleansed from their idols and vile images so that the Lord might once again be their God. Thus purified, they would keep the Lord’s decrees and live there forever.
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