Ezekiel 37:22 (YLT)

Passage

And I have made them become one nation in the land, on mountains of Israel, And one king is to them all for king, And they are no more as two nations, Nor are they divided any more into two kingdoms again.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 37:20 And the sticks on which thou writest have been in thy hand before thine eyes,

Ezekiel 37:21 and speak thou unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am taking the sons of Israel, From among the nations whither they have gone, And have gathered them from round about, And I have brought them in unto their land.

Ezekiel 37:22 And I have made them become one nation in the land, on mountains of Israel, And one king is to them all for king, And they are no more as two nations, Nor are they divided any more into two kingdoms again.

Ezekiel 37:23 Nor are they defiled any more with their idols, And with their abominations, And with any of their transgressions, And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, In which they have sinned, And I have cleansed them, And they have been to Me for a people, And I--I am to them for God.

Ezekiel 37:24 And My servant David <FI>is<Fi> king over them, And one shepherd have they all, And in My judgments they go, And My statutes they keep, and have done them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "become", "nation", "land", "mountains", "israel", "king", and "nations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "become" and "nation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "and speak thou unto them Thus said..." into verse 23's "Nor are they defiled any more with...", so "become" and "nation" 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 "become" and "nation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.