Ezekiel 33:21-22
New English Translation
The Fall of Jerusalem
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month,[a] a refugee came to me from Jerusalem saying, “The city has been defeated!”[b] 22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me[c] the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord[d] opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived[e] in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was able to speak once more.[f]
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- Ezekiel 33:21 tn January 19, 585 b.c.
- Ezekiel 33:21 tn Heb “smitten.”
- Ezekiel 33:22 tn The other occurrences of the phrase “the hand of the Lord” in Ezekiel are in the context of prophetic visions.
- Ezekiel 33:22 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Ezekiel 33:22 tn Heb “by the time of the arrival to me.” For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived.
- Ezekiel 33:22 sn Ezekiel’s God-imposed muteness was lifted (see 3:26).
Ezekiel 33:21-22
New American Standard Bible
Word of Jerusalem’s Capture
21 Now (A)in the (B)twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth of the tenth month, the survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “(C)The city has been [a]taken.” 22 Now the (D)hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the survivors came. And He (E)opened my mouth [b]at the time they came to me in the morning; so my mouth was (F)opened and I was no longer [c]speechless.
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- Ezekiel 33:21 Lit struck
- Ezekiel 33:22 Lit until he came
- Ezekiel 33:22 Or mute
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