Eze 20:37 | NET2full | STEP | I will make you pass under the shepherd’s staff , and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant .

Ezekiel 20:37

37 I will make you pass under ^{▼▼tn This is the same Hebrew verb used to describe the passing of the children through the fire.} the shepherd’s staff, ^{▼▼sn The metaphor may be based in Lev 27:32 (see also Jer 33:13 and Matt 25:32-33). A shepherd would count his sheep as they passed beneath his staff.} and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.