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

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.” 21On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” 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. 23Then this message came to me from the Lord: 24“Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

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 1:3(The Lord gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, and he felt the hand of the Lord take hold of him.)
• Ezekiel 3:22Then the Lord took hold of me and said, “Get up and go out into the valley, and I will speak to you there.”
• Ezekiel 37:1The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones.
• Ezekiel 40:1On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity—fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem—the Lord took hold of me.
• Ezekiel 3:26And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.
• Ezekiel 24:26And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened.

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