Ezekiel 33:21

Ezekiel 33:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
• New International Version (NIV)In 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!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has been struck down."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has been captured!”

Context of Ezekiel 33:21

19But if wicked people turn from their wickedness and do what is just and right, they will live. 20O people of Israel, you are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.” On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” 22The 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. 23Then this message came to me from the Lord:

Ezekiel 33:21 word by word

וַיְהִ֞י בִּשְׁתֵּ֧י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֗ה בָּעֲשִׂרִ֛י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לְגָלוּתֵ֑נוּ בָּא־אֵלַ֨י הַפָּלִ֧יט מִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם לֵאמֹ֖ר הֻכְּתָ֥ה הָעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass in the twelfthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• And it came to pass in the twelfthשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of our captivityגָּלוּתgâlûth · captivityH1546
• in the tenthעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• in the fifthחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• one that had escapedפָּלִיטpâlîyţ pâlêyţ pâlêţ · survivorH6412
• out of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• is smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221

Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:21

• Ezekiel 33:25So tell these people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You eat meat with blood in it, you worship idols, and you murder the innocent. Do you really think the land should be yours?
• Ezekiel 1:2This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity.
• Ezekiel 24:26And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.
• 2 Kings 24:4who had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. The Lord would not forgive this.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17So the Lord brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians killed Judah’s young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar.
• Jeremiah 39:2Two and a half years later, on July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, a section of the city wall was broken down.
• Jeremiah 52:4So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 33:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21In the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month - Instead of the twelfth year, the eleventh is the reading of seven of Kennicott's MSS., one of De Rossi's, and the Syriac. My own, mentioned in the preceding chapter, reads with the present text. This was on Wednesday, Jan. 25, A.M. 3416 or 3417. One that had escaped out of Jerusalem - After it had been taken by the Chaldeans. Came unto me, saying, The City Is Smitten…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The date shows an interval of 112 years from the taking of Jerusalem Jeremiah 52:12. The general news that the city was taken must have reached them, but it was only when the messenger arrived that the prophet‘s mouth was opened. It is not improbable that a body of men after the destruction of the city joined their brethren in Chaldaea; if so this would account for the lapse of time, and supply a reason why Ezekiel on their arrival should commence a new…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. 21A survivor came from Jerusalem, bringing an eyewitness account of the city's fall. It took over five months for this news to reach the exiles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. twelfth year ... tenth month--a year and a half after the capture of the city (Jr 39:2; 52:5, 6), in the eleventh year and fourth month. The one who escaped (as foretold, Eze 24:26) may have been so long on the road through fear of entering the enemy's country [Henderson]; or, the singular is used for the plural in a collective sense, "the escaped remnant." Compare similar phrases, "the escaped of Moab," Is 15:9; "He that escapeth of them," Am 9:1…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 33:21

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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