Ezekiel 37:16
Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "take a wooden stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Judah.' Then take another stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Israel.'

New Revised Standard Version
Mortal, take a stick and write on it, “For Judah, and the Israelites associated with it”; then take another stick and write on it, “For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with it”;

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, get a stick and write on it, "The kingdom of Judah." Then get another stick and write on it, "The kingdom of Israel."

New American Bible
As for you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, “Judah and those Israelites associated with it.” Then take another stick and write on it: “Joseph, Ephraim’s stick, and the whole house of Israel associated with it.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.

take thee

Numbers 17:2,3 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod. . . .

For Judah

2 Chronicles 10:17 But Roboam reigned over the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda.

2 Chronicles 11:11-17 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine. . . .

2 Chronicles 15:9 And he gathered together all Juda and Benjamin, and the strangers with them of Ephraim, and Manasses, and Simeon: for many were come over to him out of Israel, seeing that the Lord his God was with him.

2 Chronicles 30:11-18 Nevertheless some men of Aser, and of Manasses, and of Zabulon, yielding to the counsel, came to Jerusalem. . . .

For Joseph

1 Kings 12:16-20 Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings. . . .

2 Chronicles 10:19 And Israel revolted from the house of David unto this day.

Context
One Nation with One King
15And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 16And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.17And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand.…
Cross References
Numbers 17:2
Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.

Numbers 17:3
And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:

1 Kings 12:16
Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings.

2 Chronicles 10:17
But Roboam reigned over the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda.

2 Chronicles 10:19
And Israel revolted from the house of David unto this day.

2 Chronicles 11:11
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.

2 Chronicles 15:9
And he gathered together all Juda and Benjamin, and the strangers with them of Ephraim, and Manasses, and Simeon: for many were come over to him out of Israel, seeing that the Lord his God was with him.

Isaiah 11:13
And the envy of Ephraim shall be taken away, and the enemies of Juda shall perish: Ephraim shall not envy Juda, and Juda shall not fight against Ephraim.

Ezekiel 37:15
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Zechariah 11:7
And I will feed the flock of slaughter for this, O ye poor of the flock. And I took unto me two rods, one I called Beauty, and the other I called a Cord, and I fed the flock.

Ezekiel 37:15
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