Ezekiel 37:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall no more be two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָשִׂ֣יתִי אֹ֠תָם לְג֨וֹי אֶחָ֤ד בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ בְּהָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמֶ֧לֶךְ אֶחָ֛ד יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּ֖ם לְמֶ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֤א יִֽהְיוּ־עוֹד֙ לִשְׁנֵ֣י גוֹיִ֔ם וְלֹ֨א יֵחָ֥צוּ ע֛וֹד לִשְׁתֵּ֥י מַמְלָכ֖וֹת עֽוֹד׃

Transliteration

And wᵊʿāśîtî them ʾōtām for lᵊgôy ʾeḥād in the land bāʾāreṣ in bᵊhārê Yiśrāʾēl and ûmelek ʾeḥād will be yihyeh for all of them lᵊkullām for king lᵊmelek and not wᵊlōʾ yihyû-ʿôd for lišnê gôyim and not wᵊlōʾ yēḥāṣû again ʿôd for lištê mamlākôt again ʿôd

Grammar Details

• *wᵊʿāśîtî*: verb, qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 1st person singular - and I will make
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them
• *lᵊgôy*: preposition with noun, masculine singular - for a nation
• *ʾeḥād*: numeral, masculine singular - one
• *bāʾāreṣ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular with definite article - in the land
• *bᵊhārê*: preposition with noun, masculine plural construct - in the mountains of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ûmelek*: conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and a king
• *yihyeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be
• *lᵊkullām*: preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for all of them
• *lᵊmelek*: preposition with noun, masculine singular - for a king
• *wᵊlōʾ*: conjunction with particle of negation - and not
• *yihyû-ʿôd*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with adverb - they will be again
• *lišnê*: preposition with numeral, masculine dual construct - for two
• *gôyim*: noun, masculine plural - nations
• *yēḥāṣû*: verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be divided
• *ʿôd*: adverb - again/still/yet
• *lištê*: preposition with numeral, feminine dual construct - for two
• *mamlākôt*: noun, feminine plural - kingdoms

Word Meanings

• *har*: mountain/hill
• *gôy*: nation/people/gentile
• *mamlākâ*: kingdom/sovereignty/dominion

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  yee I wil make one people of the in ye londe, vpon the mountaynes of Israel, and they all shal haue but one kinge. They shall nomore be two peoples from hensforth, nether be deuyded in to two kingdomes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I will make them one people in the lande, vpon the mountaines of Israel, and one king shalbe king to them all: and they shalbe no more two peoples, neither bee deuided any more henceforth into two kingdomes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea I wil make one people of them in the land vpon the mountaynes of Israel, and one king shalbe king to them al: they shall no more be two peoples, neither be deuided from hencefoorth into two kingdomes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king over them all: and they will no longer be two nations, and will no longer be parted into two kingdoms:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will never again be two nations and never again be divided into two kingdoms.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 37:24 : 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
• Jer 50:4 : 4 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go and seek the LORD their God.
• Jer 3:18 : 18 In those days, the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance to your fathers.
• Ezek 34:23-24 : 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
• Hos 1:11 : 11 Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
• Hos 3:4-5 : 4 For the children of Israel shall remain many days without a king, without a prince, without a sacrifice, without a pillar, without an ephod, and without household gods. 5 Afterward, the children of Israel shall return, and seek the LORD their God and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the last days.
• Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.
• John 10:16 : 16 And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
• Eph 2:19-22 : 19 Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to a holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his name by which he shall be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and their children after them:
• Jer 33:14-17 : 14 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. 15 In those days, and at that time, I will cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name by which she shall be called, The LORD our Righteousness. 17 For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
• Jer 33:26 : 26 Then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
• Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Ps 72:1 : 1 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.
• Ps 72:8 : 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
• Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
• Isa 11:12-13 : 12 And he shall set up a sign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. 13 The envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.