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Ezekiel 37:15

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 37:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 37:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 37

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.
13And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people.
14And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it and performed it, saith Jehovah.
15The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
16And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel his companions:
17and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.
18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The word of the Lord came unto me again, &c.] Immediately or quickly after he had the above vision of the dry bones, and the explanation of it: saying: as follows:”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“37:15-28 The prophet then performed a sign act (see “Prophetic Sign Acts” Theme Note) that demonstrated the future reunification of God’s people and the healing of the schism between the northern and southern tribes (see 1 Kgs 12).”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Reunion of Israel as One Nation under the Future King David This word of God directs the prophet to represent by a sign the reunion of the tribes of Israel, which have been divided into two kingdoms ( Eze 37:15-17), and to explain this sign to the people ( Eze 37:18-21), and predict its sanctification and blessedness under the reign of the future David ( Eze 37:22-28). What is new in this word of God is the express prediction embodied in a symbolical action, of the reunion of the divided tribes of Israel into one single people of God, which has been already hinted at in the promise of the raising to life of "the whole house of Israel" ( Eze 37:11). This brief indication is here plainly…”
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