Ezekiel 37:15-22
15And the word of Yahweh ⌞came⌟ ▼▼Literally “was”
to me, ⌞saying⌟, ▼▼Literally “to say”
16“And you, son of man, ▼▼Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
take for yourself ⌞a piece of wood⌟, ▼▼Literally “a piece of wood one”
and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the ⌞Israelites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Israel”
his associates,’ and take another piece of wood, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the piece of wood of ▼▼Or “for”
Ephraim and all of the house of Israel his associates.’ 17And join them one to the other with respect to you as one piece of wood, so that they may become one in your hand. 18⌞When⌟ ▼▼Literally “as that”
⌞your people⌟ ▼▼Literally “the children of your people”
say to you, ⌞saying⌟, ▼▼Literally “to say”
‘Will you not inform us as to what these actions mean for you?’ 19Then speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the piece of wood for Joseph that is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel its associates, and I will put them on it, the piece of wood of Judah, and I will make them into one piece of wood, so that they be one in my hand.’ ” 20And the pieces of wood on which you wrote will be in your hand before their eyes. 21And speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the ⌞Israelites⌟ ▼▼Literally “sons/children of Israel”
from among ⌞the nations to which they went⌟, ▼▼Literally “which they went there”
and I will gather them from ⌞everywhere⌟, ▼▼Literally “all around”
and I will bring them to their own soil. 22And I will make them into one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and ⌞they will all have one king as their king⌟, ▼▼Literally “and king one he will be for all of them to king”
and they ▼▼According to the reading tradition (Qere)
will not again be two nations and will not again divide into two kingdoms again.
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