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Ezekiel 2:2
2The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words.
Ezekiel 2:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.
Context of Ezekiel 2:2
1“Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.” The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words. 3“Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. 4They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’
Read all of Ezekiel 2Ezekiel 2:2 word by word
וַתָּ֧בֹא בִ֣י ר֗וּחַ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַ֔י וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי עַל־רַגְלָ֑י וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת מִדַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלָֽי׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 2:2
- Ezekiel 3:12Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place!)
- Ezekiel 36:27And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
- Numbers 11:25And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.
- Judges 13:25And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.
- 1 Samuel 16:13So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
- Nehemiah 9:30In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.
- Joel 2:28“Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
- Revelation 11:11But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 2:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And the spirit entered into me - This spirit was different to that mentioned above, by which the wheels, etc., were moved. The spirit of prophecy is here intended; whose office was not merely to enable him to foresee and foretell future events, but to purify and refine his heart, and qualify him to be a successful preacher of the word of life. He who is sent by the God of all grace to convert sinners must be influenced by the Holy Ghost; otherwise he can…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The spirit - i. e. “the Spirit of God.”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. 22. spirit entered ... when he spake--The divine word is ever accompanied by the Spirit (Ge 1:2, 3). set ... upon ... feet--He had been "upon his face" (Eze 1:28). Humiliation on our part is followed by exaltation on God's part (Eze 3:23, 24; Job 22:29; Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5). "On the feet" was the fitting attitude when he was called on to walk and work for God (Ep 5:8; 6:15). that I heard--rather, "then I heard."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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