Ezekiel 37:15 (KJV)

Passage

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

Ezekiel 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 37:15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 37:16 Moreover, 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:

Ezekiel 37:17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "lord", "came", "again", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And shall put my spirit in you..." into verse 16's "Moreover thou son of man take thee...", so "word" and "lord" 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 "word" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.