^{16 Ref} And 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:

^{17 Ref} and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.

^{18 Ref} And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?

^{19 Ref} say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, `even' with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.