Ezekiel 11:5
in Ezekiel 11And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
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ASV
And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
KJV
And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me
on Ezekiel 11:5-7
The Spirit falls on Ezekiel, and the Lord answers the leaders’ boast. “The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.” The shelter they claimed is reversed, and their proverb is quoted to refute itself.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 2 onwards) And behold, at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and in their midst I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the princes of the people. And he said to me, Son of man, these men devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, saying, 'The houses have been recently built. This is the pot, but we are the meat.' Therefore, prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), for not the princes only, but all the people, were concerned to know the truth of their cause, to know the worst of it. They are the house of Israel, and therefore the God of Israel is concerned, in kindness to them, to give them warning; and they are concerned in duty to him to take the warning.
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And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me,.... In an extraordinary manner, and afresh, and enlightened his mind, and showed him things that should come to pass; and filled him with boldness and courage to declare them.
A message of comfort to those who were carried captives into Babylon and were there in the depth of despondency, thinking they should never rise. And, as the former are assured that God has judgments in store for them notwithstanding their present security, so the later are assured that God has mercy in store for them notwithstanding their present distress,
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּפֹּ֣ל | vatipol | and it fell | H5307 → | 435 times |
| עָלַי֮ | ʾalai | on me | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| ר֣וּחַ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| יְהוָה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלַ֗י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֱמֹר֙ | ʾemor | say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כֵּ֥ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם | ʾamartem | you have said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | O house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּמַעֲל֥וֹת | umaalot | and [the] thoughts of | H4609 → | 32 times |
| רֽוּחֲכֶ֖ם | ruchakhem | spirit your | H7307 → | 378 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ | yeda'tiha | I know it | H3045 → | 945 times |
וַתִּפֹּ֣לand it fell
vatipolH5307 →435 times
עָלַי֮on me
ʾalaiH5921 →5755 times
ר֣וּחַ[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
יְהוָה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלַ֗יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
אֱמֹר֙say
ʾemorH559 →5305 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כֵּ֥ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
אֲמַרְתֶּ֖םyou have said
ʾamartemH559 →5305 times
בֵּ֣יתO house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּמַעֲל֥וֹתand [the] thoughts of
umaalotH4609 →32 times
רֽוּחֲכֶ֖םspirit your
ruchakhemH7307 →378 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃I know it
yeda'tihaH3045 →945 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
it leads to
- Romans 8:27
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
- Jeremiah 11:20
O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Revelation 2:23
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Romans 8:27
Through
Jeremiah 16:17For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 5:21
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Proverbs 15:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.