15. The word of the Lord came to me:
16. “Son of man, take a single stick and write on it: Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him. Then take another stick and write on it: Belonging to Joseph — the stick of Ephraim — and all the house of Israel associated with him.
17. Then join them together into a single stick so that they become one in your hand.
18. When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things? ’ —