Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 37:25 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 25. 25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers…” at Ezekiel 37:25 as part of “Davidic Rule, an Everlasting Covenant, and Sanctuary Presence End the Vision.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 37:24–28
Read Ezekiel 37:25 with 37:24–28. By itself, “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: One servant David shepherds a people walking in God's judgments; an everlasting covenant of peace, multiplied population, and permanent sanctuary make the nations know the LORD sanctifies Israel.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 37:24–28 — Davidic Rule, an Everlasting Covenant, and Sanctuary Presence End the VisionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 37:24–28, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 37:24–28
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