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Ezekiel 37:27

My Holy Tent will be with them. Yes, I will be their God and they will be my people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   God Continued...;   Symbols and Similitudes;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Building;   New Covenant;   Predestination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bands;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Dwelling;   Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Kidron (1);   Servant of the Lord;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Pre-Eminence ;   Quotations;   Tabernacle ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Israel ;   Zechariah, Prophecy of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Millenarians;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;   Peter, Simon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Hebrew Names Version
My tent also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
King James Version
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
English Standard Version
My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
New American Standard Bible
"My dwelling place also will be among them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
New Century Version
The place where I live will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Amplified Bible
"My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
My tabernacle also shalbe with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Legacy Standard Bible
My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Berean Standard Bible
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Contemporary English Version
and I will live among my people and be their God.
Complete Jewish Bible
My home will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Darby Translation
And my tabernacle shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
George Lamsa Translation
My dwelling place also shall be with them; yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Good News Translation
I will live there with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Lexham English Bible
And my tabernacle will be with them, and I will be for them as God, and they will be to me as a nation.
Literal Translation
And My tabernacle shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My dwellinge shalbe wt them, yee I wil be their God, & they shalbe my people.
American Standard Version
My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Bible in Basic English
And my House will be over them; and I will be to them a God, and they will be to me a people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My dwelling-place also shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
King James Version (1611)
My Tabernacle also shalbe with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My tabernacle shalbe with them: yea I wilbe their God, and they shalbe my people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And my tabernacle shall be among them; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be my people.
English Revised Version
My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
World English Bible
My tent also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And my tabernacle schal be among hem, and Y schal be God to hem, and thei schulen be a puple to me.
Update Bible Version
My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Webster's Bible Translation
My tabernacle also shall be with them: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
New English Translation
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
New King James Version
My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
New Living Translation
I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
New Life Bible
I will live with them, and will be their God, and they will be My people.
New Revised Standard
My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And my habitation shall be over them, And I will become their God,- And they, shall become my people,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And my tabernacle shall be with them: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Revised Standard Version
My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Young's Literal Translation
And My tabernacle hath been over them, And I have been to them for God, And they have been to Me for a people.
THE MESSAGE
Breath of Life God grabbed me. God 's Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry bones, bleached by the sun. He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "Master God , only you know that." He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones: ‘Dry bones, listen to the Message of God !'" God , the Master, told the dry bones, "Watch this: I'm bringing the breath of life to you and you'll come to life. I'll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You'll come alive and you'll realize that I am God !" I prophesied just as I'd been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them. He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, ‘ God , the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!'" So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army. Then God said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they're saying: ‘Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there's nothing left of us.' "Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says: I'll dig up your graves and bring you out alive—O my people! Then I'll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you'll realize that I am God . I'll breathe my life into you and you'll live. Then I'll lead you straight back to your land and you'll realize that I am God . I've said it and I'll do it. God 's Decree.'" God 's Message came to me: "You, son of man: Take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, with his Israelite companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph—Ephraim's stick, together with all his Israelite companions.' Then tie the two sticks together so that you're holding one stick. "When your people ask you, ‘Are you going to tell us what you're doing?' tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says, Watch me! I'll take the Joseph stick that is in Ephraim's hand, with the tribes of Israel connected with him, and lay the Judah stick on it. I'll make them into one stick. I'm holding one stick.' "Then take the sticks you've inscribed and hold them up so the people can see them. Tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says, Watch me! I'm taking the Israelites out of the nations in which they've been exiled. I'll gather them in from all directions and bring them back home. I'll make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and give them one king—one king over all of them. Never again will they be divided into two nations, two kingdoms. Never again will they pollute their lives with their no-god idols and all those vile obscenities and rebellions. I'll save them out of all their old sinful haunts. I'll clean them up. They'll be my people! I'll be their God! My servant David will be king over them. They'll all be under one shepherd. "‘They'll follow my laws and keep my statutes. They'll live in the same land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren will live there forever, and my servant David will be their prince forever. I'll make a covenant of peace with them that will hold everything together, an everlasting covenant. I'll make them secure and place my holy place of worship at the center of their lives forever. I'll live right there with them. I'll be their God! They'll be my people!

Contextual Overview

15 The word of the Lord came to me again. He said, 16 "Son of man, get one stick and write this message on it: ‘This stick belongs to Judah and his friends, the people of Israel.' Then take another stick and write on it, ‘This stick of Ephraim belongs to Joseph and his friends, the people of Israel.' 17 Then join the two sticks together. In your hand, they will be one stick. 18 "Your people will ask you to explain what that means. 19 Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim and his friends, the people of Israel. Then I will put that stick with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick. In my hand, they will become one stick!' 20 "Take the sticks that you wrote on and hold them in front of you. 21 Tell the people that this is what the Lord God says: ‘I will gather the people of Israel from among the nations. I will gather them from all around and bring them back to their own land. 22 I will make them one nation in their land among the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over them all. They will no longer be two nations. They will not be split into two kingdoms anymore. 23 And they will no longer continue to make themselves filthy with their idols and horrible statues or with any of their other crimes. Instead, I will save them from all the places where they have sinned, and I will wash them and make them pure. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 24 "‘And my servant David will be the king over them. There will be only one shepherd over all of them. They will live by my rules and obey my laws. They will do the things I tell them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

tabernacle: John 1:14, Colossians 2:9, Colossians 2:10, Revelation 21:3, Revelation 21:22

I will: Ezekiel 37:23, Ezekiel 11:20, Ezekiel 14:11, Ezekiel 36:28, Leviticus 26:12, Hosea 2:23

Reciprocal: Exodus 40:18 - reared Psalms 87:3 - Glorious Jeremiah 11:4 - ye be Jeremiah 24:7 - and they Jeremiah 30:22 - General Jeremiah 31:33 - and will Jeremiah 32:38 - General Ezekiel 16:60 - I will establish Ezekiel 34:24 - I the Lord will Ezekiel 34:30 - General Ezekiel 39:29 - hide Hosea 2:1 - Ammi Hosea 11:9 - the Holy One Zechariah 2:10 - and I Zechariah 8:8 - they shall be my Zechariah 13:9 - It is my people John 20:17 - your God 2 Corinthians 6:16 - I will be Hebrews 8:10 - I will be

Cross-References

Genesis 29:14
Then Laban said, "This is wonderful! You are from my own family." So Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
Genesis 37:14
His father said, "Go and see if your brothers are safe. Come back and tell me if my sheep are all fine." So Joseph's father sent him from the Valley of Hebron to Shechem.
Genesis 37:17
The man said, "They have already gone away. I heard them say that they were going to Dothan." So Joseph followed his brothers and found them in Dothan.
Genesis 37:22
We can put him into a well without hurting him." Reuben planned to save Joseph and send him back to his father.
Genesis 42:21
They said to each other, "We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him, but we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble."
Exodus 21:16
"Whoever steals someone to sell them as a slave or to keep them for their own slave must be killed.
Exodus 21:21
But if the slave gets up after a few days, then the master will not be punished. That is because someone paid their money for the slave, and the slave belongs to them.
1 Samuel 18:17
One day Saul said to David, "Here is my oldest daughter, Merab. I will let you marry her. Then you will be like a son to me and you will be a real soldier. Then you will go and fight the Lord 's battles." Saul was really thinking, "Now I won't have to kill David. I will let the Philistines kill him for me."
2 Samuel 12:9
So why did you ignore my command? Why did you do what I say is wrong? You let the Ammonites kill Uriah the Hittite, and you took his wife. It is as if you yourself killed Uriah in war.
Nehemiah 5:8
and said to them, "Our fellow Jews were sold as slaves to people in other countries. We did our best to buy them back and make them free. And now, you are selling them like slaves again!" The rich people and officials kept quiet. They could not find anything to say.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My tabernacle also shall be with them,.... The symbol of his presence: the meaning is, that he shall dwell in them by his Spirit and grace; and everyone of them shall be the temple of the living God, in whom he will walk and dwell:

yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people; which is repeated for the confirmation of it; see Ezekiel 37:23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven.

Ezekiel 37:16

One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks.

For Judah ... - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16. Compare the marginal references.

Joseph ... Ephraim - Compare Psalms 78:67; Hosea 5:5 ff “Joseph” is the general name here for the ten tribes, including “Ephraim,” the chief tribe, and his companions. Omit “for” before “all.” “All the house of Israel” is here the ten tribes.

Ezekiel 37:19

In the hand of Ephraim - Because Ephraim was the ruling tribe; the words are contrasted with “in mine hand.”

Ezekiel 37:20

This sign was literally enacted in the presence of the people, not, like some signs, merely in vision (see the Ezekiel 3:1 note).

Ezekiel 37:21

The gathering together of the children of Israel was to take effect in the first place in the return from Babylon, when the distinction of Israel and Judah should cease. The full completion concerns times still future, when all Israel shall come in to acknowledge the rule of Christ.

Ezekiel 37:22

One king - The restoration of Israel to their native soil will lead the way to the coming of the promised King, the Son of David, who will gather into His kingdom the true Israel, all who shall by faith be acknowledged as the Israel of God. The reign of the One King David is the reign of Christ in His kingdom, the Church.

Ezekiel 37:25, Ezekiel 37:26

An enlargement of the promises. The kingdom is to be “forever,” the covenant “everlasting.” This looks forward to the consummation of all God’s promises 1 Corinthians 15:24, 1 Corinthians 15:28.

Ezekiel 37:27

This gives a final blessing reserved for God’s accepted servants. The tabernacle and temple were outward symbols of His presence. The re-erection of the temple by Zerubbabel was the first step to a restoration of the presence of God. The second step was the presence of Christ, first in the flesh, then in His Church, and finally the eternal presence of God and of the Lamb in the New Jerusalem Revelation 21:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 37:27. My tabernacle — Jesus Christ, the true tabernacle, in whom dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.


 
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