^{16 Ref} And you, son of man, take one stick, writing on it, For Judah and for the children of Israel who are in his company: then take another stick, writing on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel who are in his company:

^{17 Ref} Then, joining them one to another, make them one stick, so that they may be one in your hand.

^{18 Ref} And when the children of your people say to you, Will you not make clear to us what these things have to do with us?

^{19 Ref} Then say to them, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel who are in his company; and I will put it on the stick of Judah and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.