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Ezekiel 33:20-22
New English Translation
Ezekiel 33:20-22
New English Translation
20 Yet you say, ‘The behavior of the Lord is not right.’ House of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his behavior.”[a]
The Fall of Jerusalem
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month,[b] a refugee came to me from Jerusalem saying, “The city has been defeated!”[c] 22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me[d] the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord[e] opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived[f] in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was able to speak once more.[g]
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- Ezekiel 33:20 tn Heb “ways.”
- 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 33:20-22
New International Version
Ezekiel 33:20-22
New International Version
20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”(A)
Jerusalem’s Fall Explained
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(B) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(C)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(D) and he opened my mouth(E) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(F)
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