Ezekiel 33:22

Ezekiel 33:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

Context of Ezekiel 33:22

20But you Israelites continue to say, “The Lord is not fair!” But I will judge each of you in a way that you deserve for the things that you have done.’ 21This is what happened 12 years after we had come to Babylon as prisoners. It was on the 5th day of the 10th month of that year. A man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me in Babylon. He said, ‘Enemies have taken Jerusalem for themselves.’ Before that man arrived, the Lord had taken hold of me in the night. He had opened my mouth so that I was able to speak again. 23Then the Lord gave this message to me: 24‘Son of man, there are people who continue to live in the places in Israel that have become heaps of stones. Those Israelites are saying, “Abraham was only one man, but God gave him the whole land of Israel. We are many people. So we can be sure that the land now belongs to us.”

Ezekiel 33:22 word by word

וְיַד־יְהוָה֩ הָיְתָ֨ה אֵלַ֜י בָּעֶ֗רֶב לִפְנֵי֙ בּ֣וֹא הַפָּלִ֔יט וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח אֶת־פִּ֔י עַד־בּ֥וֹא אֵלַ֖י בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיִּפָּ֣תַח פִּ֔י וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּי עֽוֹד׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• was upon me in the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• aforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• he that was escapedפָּלִיטpâlîyţ pâlêyţ pâlêţ · survivorH6412
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and had openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• to me in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and I was no more dumbאָלַם'âlam · be dumbH481

Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:22

• Ezekiel 1:3the Lord spoke to Ezekiel, the priest. He was the son of Buzi. He was standing beside the River Kebar in Babylon. While Ezekiel was there, the Lord came to him with power.
• Ezekiel 3:22The Lord continued to give me strength. He said to me, ‘Stand up now! Go out into the valley and I will speak to you there.’
• Ezekiel 37:1The Lord took hold of me with great power. In a vision, the Lord's Spirit took me to the middle of a valley. Bones covered all the ground there.
• Ezekiel 40:1In the 25th year that we had been prisoners in Babylon, the Lord took hold of me with great power. It happened on the tenth day of the first month of the year. It was 14 years since Babylonian soldiers had destroyed the city of Jerusalem. In a vision, the Lord took me there.
• Ezekiel 3:26I will also stop your tongue from moving so that you cannot speak. You will not be able to warn the Israelites. They are people who refuse to obey me.
• Ezekiel 24:26On the day when that happens, a man will run away from the battle in Jerusalem. He will come here to tell you the news.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 33:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22My mouth was opened - They had now the fullest evidence that I had spoken from the Lord. I therefore spoke freely and fully what Good delivered to me, Ezekiel 24:27.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Was upon me … was opened - For was read “had been.” The prophet was under the hand of God in ecstatic trance on the evening preceding the arrival of the messenger, and continued in this state until his arrival.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Those are unteachable indeed, who do not learn their dependence upon God, when all creature-comforts fail. Many claim an interest in the peculiar blessings to true believers, while their conduct proves them enemies of God. They call this groundless presumption strong faith, when God's testimony declares them entitled to his threatenings, and nothing else.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The news that Jerusalem had fallen marked a turning point for Ezekiel. His ability to speak returned (see Ezekiel 3:26; 24:25–27). He was now free to speak openly to the people. This change also brought new hope for God’s people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. in the evening--(see on Eze 33:2). Thus the capture of Jerusalem was known to Ezekiel by revelation before the messenger came. my mouth ... no more dumb--that is, to my countrymen; as foretold (Eze 24:27), He spake (Eze 33:2-20) in the evening before the tidings came.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 33:22

• Ezekiel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophets
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Turn
• Ezekiel
• Mouth
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Resurrection
• Revelation

Commentaries on Ezekiel 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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