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Ezekiel 2:1
1Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak to you.”
Ezekiel 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.”
Context of Ezekiel 2:1
Then He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2Then as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. 3And He said to me, “I am sending you, son of man, to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people [in both the north and the south] that have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have sinned and revolted against Me to this very day.
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ עֲמֹ֣ד עַל־רַגְלֶ֔יךָ וַאֲדַבֵּ֖ר אֹתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:1
- Ezekiel 2:3And He said to me, “I am sending you, son of man, to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people [in both the north and the south] that have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have sinned and revolted against Me to this very day.
- Ezekiel 3:1He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you and inscribe on it [a diagram of] the city of Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 5:1“And you [Ezekiel], son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair [into three parts].
- Ezekiel 7:2“Also, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land.
- Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for exile, and move into exile during the day when they will see you; even go into exile from your place to another place as they watch. Perhaps they will understand even though they are a rebellious people.
- Ezekiel 13:2“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own inspiration, ‘Hear the word of the Lord!
- Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up [and honored] their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the [vile] stumbling block of their wickedness and guilt; should I [permit Myself to] be consulted by them at all?
- Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, how is the wood of the grapevine (Israel) better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
- Ezekiel 16:2“Son of man, make Jerusalem understand [the heinous and vile nature of] her repulsive (idolatrous) acts
- Ezekiel 17:2“Son of man, ask a riddle and tell a parable to the house of Israel,
- Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.” ’
- Ezekiel 37:3And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
- Psalms 8:4What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
- Daniel 8:17So he came near where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell face downward; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the [fulfillment of the] vision pertains to [events that will occur in] the time of the end.”
- Matthew 16:13Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And he said unto me - In the last verse of the preceding chapter we find that the prophet was so penetrated with awe at the sight of the glory of God in the mystical chariot, that "he fell upon his face;" and, while he was in this posture of adoration, he heard the voice mentioned here. It is evident, therefore, that the present division of these chapters is wrong. Either the first should end with the words, "This was the appearance of the likeness of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Son of man - This phrase (which occurs elsewhere in Scripture) is applied especially to Ezekiel and Daniel, the prophets of the captivity. Ezekiel is thus reminded of his humanity, at the time when he is especially permitted to have contact with God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The prophet is directed what he is to do. (Ezek 2:1-5) And encouraged to be resolute, faithful, and devoted. (Ezek 2:6-10) Verses 1-5 Lest Ezekiel should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, he is put in mind that still he is a son of man, a weak, mortal creature. As Christ usually called himself the Son of man, it was also an honourable distinction. Ezekiel's posture showed reverence, but his standing up would be a posture of greater…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2stand up: God gave Ezekiel strength through the Spirit so that he could obey this command. God raised him to his feet. Later, God would do something similar for the people as a whole (compare Ezekiel 37:4–10). What God later did for the nation, he first did for the prophet.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101. Son of man--often applied to Ezekiel; once only to Daniel (Da 8:17), and not to any other prophet. The phrase was no doubt taken from Chaldean usage during the sojourn of Daniel and Ezekiel in Chaldea. But the spirit who sanctioned the words of the prophet implied by it the lowliness and frailty of the prophet as man "lower than the angels," though now admitted to the vision of angels and of God Himself, "lest he should be exalted through the abundance…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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