Ezekiel 37:26 (ASV)

Passage

Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Ezekiel 37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children`s children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.

Ezekiel 37:26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Ezekiel 37:27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ezekiel 37:28 And the nations shall know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moreover", "make", "covenant", "peace", "shall", "everlasting", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moreover" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And they shall dwell in the land..." into verse 27's "My tabernacle also shall be with them...", so "moreover" and "make" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "moreover" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.