And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

And the sticks whereon thou hast written, shall be in thy hand, before their eyes.

And the sticks where on you write shall be in your hand before their eyes.

And the sticks with your writing on them will be in your hand before their eyes.

Then the pieces of wood, on which you have written, will be in your hand, before their eyes.

This sign was literally enacted in the presence of the people, not, like some signs, merely in vision (see the Ezekiel 3:1 note).

And the sticks whereon thou writest,.... Or art about to write the above things, according to order and direction:
shall be in thine hand before their eyes; shall be held up to them to look at for some time, and observe the cement of the two sticks; and learn and lay up in their minds what is meant by this emblem; and be assured that what is hereafter said as a further explication of it shall certainly be fulfilled.