Ezekiel 2:1

Ezekiel’s Commission

2:1 He said to me, “Son of man, ¹  stand on your feet and I will speak with you.”

Ezekiel 11:25

11:25 So I told the exiles everything ²  the Lord had shown me.

Ezekiel 24:18

24:18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning ³  I acted just as I was commanded.

[2:1]  ¹ sn The phrase son of man occurs ninety-three times in the book of Ezekiel. It simply means “human one,” and distinguishes the prophet from the nonhuman beings that are present in the world of his vision.

[11:25]  ² tn Heb “all the words of.”

[24:18]  ³ tn This may refer to the following morning. For a discussion of various interpretive options in understanding the chronology reflected in verse 18, see D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:790.