Ezekiel 37:15-23

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ Now you, son of man, take one piece of wood and write on it: “Belonging to Judah and belonging to the people of Israel associated with him.” Then take another piece of wood and write on it: “Belonging to Joseph, Ephraim’s piece of wood, and the whole house of Israel associated with him.” ¹⁷ Then hold one piece of wood close to the other to make a single board for yourself, so that they are one in your hand.

¹⁸ When your countrymen say to you, “Won’t you tell us what you mean by these things?” ¹⁹ you tell them, “This is what the Lord God says. I am going to take the piece of wood which is in the hand of Ephraim, which is for Joseph and for the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will attach it to the piece of wood for Judah. In this way I will make them one board, so that they will be one in my hand.” ²⁰ The boards on which you will write should be in your hand in front of their eyes.

²¹ Then say this to them. This is what the Lord God says. I am going to take the people of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from all around, and I will bring them to their own land. ²² I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will be king for all of them. Never again will they be two nations, and never again will they be divided into two kingdoms. ²³ Never again will they defile themselves with their filthy idols, with their disgusting practices, and with all their rebellious actions. I will save them from all their backsliding by which they have sinned,^[a] and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.