ezekiel 37:15-20 reads , the word of the lord came unto me again saying : moreover , 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 and join them one to another into one stick : and they shall become one in thine hand .