New International Version
Ezekiel 33:22
22Now 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The previous evening the Lord had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning.
Context of Ezekiel 33:22
20Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.” 21In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” 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. 23Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24“Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’
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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 word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
- Ezekiel 3:22The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you.”
- Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
- Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me and he took me there.
- Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people.
- Ezekiel 24:26on that day a fugitive will come 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
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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
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