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Ezekiel 2:1

And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophets;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Son;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Son of man;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Son of Man;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Census;   Ezekiel;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Person of Christ;   Seraphim;   Temple;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Roll;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Azmaveth (2);   Holy Spirit;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak with you.”
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
King James Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
English Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."
New American Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."
New Century Version
He said to me, "Human, stand up on your feet so I may speak with you."
Amplified Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak to you."
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, stand vp vpon thy feete, & I wil speake vnto thee.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you!"
Legacy Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you!"
Berean Standard Bible
"Son of man," He said to me, "stand up on your feet and I will speak to you."
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said, "Ezekiel, son of man, I want you to stand up and listen."
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, "Human being! Stand up! I want to speak with you!"
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
The voice said, "Son of man, stand up and I will speak with you."
George Lamsa Translation
AND he said to me, Son of man, stand upon your feet and I will speak with you.
Good News Translation
saying, "Mortal man, stand up. I want to talk to you."
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you."
Literal Translation
And He said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde he vnto me: Stonde vp vpon thy fete (O thou sonne of ma) and I will talke with the.
American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He said unto me: 'Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.'
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto me, Son of man, stand vpon thy feete, and I will speake vnto thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then said he vnto me, Stande vp vpon thy fete (O thou sonne of man) and I wyll talke with thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And I saw and fell upon my face, and heard the voice of one speaking: and he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.
English Revised Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This was a siyt of the licnesse of the glorie of the Lord. And Y siy, and felle doun on my face; and Y herde the vois of a spekere. And he seide to me, Thou, sone of man, stonde on thi feet, and Y schal speke with thee.
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.
New English Translation
He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet and I will speak with you."
New King James Version
And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you."
New Living Translation
"Stand up, son of man," said the voice. "I want to speak with you."
New Life Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."
New Revised Standard
He said to me: O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto me, - Son of man, Stand upon thy feet, that I may, speak with thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and I saw, and I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke, and he said to me: Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you."
Young's Literal Translation
It [is] the appearance of the likeness of the honour of Jehovah, and I see, and fall on my face, and I hear a voice speaking, and He saith unto me, `Son of man, stand on thy feet, and I speak with thee.'
THE MESSAGE
It said, "Son of man, stand up. I have something to say to you."

Contextual Overview

1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you. 2 And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears. 3 And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day. 4 And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord. 5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Son: Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 3:1, Ezekiel 3:4, Ezekiel 3:10, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 4:1, Ezekiel 5:1, Ezekiel 7:2, Ezekiel 12:3, Ezekiel 13:2, Ezekiel 14:3, Ezekiel 14:13, Ezekiel 15:2, Ezekiel 16:2, Ezekiel 17:2, Ezekiel 20:3, Ezekiel 37:3, Psalms 8:4, Daniel 8:17, Matthew 16:13-16, John 3:13, John 3:16

stand: Ezekiel 1:28, Daniel 10:11, Daniel 10:19, Matthew 17:7, Acts 9:6, Acts 26:16

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 38:2 - Son

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:10
And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:3
And God gave his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy: because on that day he took his rest from all the work which he had made and done.
Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heaven and the earth when they were made.
Genesis 2:5
In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush.
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.
Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me,.... The glorious Person who sat upon the throne, whose appearance is described in the latter part of the preceding chapter:

son of man; as he was to be that spake unto him; and so it may denote relation, affection, and familiarity; or otherwise it is expressive of humiliation; of the frail, mean, and low estate of man, through the fall, Psalms 8:4; wherefore some think Ezekiel is thus addressed, lest he should be lifted up, and think himself as one of the angels, because he had seen so great a vision; just as the Apostle Paul was humbled, lest he should be exalted above measure, through the visions and revelations he had, 2 Corinthians 12:7. Kimchi mentions this, but assigns another reason; that because he saw the face of a man in the above vision, he let him know that he was right and good in the eye of God; and was the son of man, and not the son of a lion, c. which is exceeding weak and trifling. Abendana, besides these, mentions some other reasons given as that because he saw the "mercavah" or chariot, and ascended to the dignity of the angels on high, it is as if it was said, there is none born of a woman, as this; or because he was carried out of the holy land, as Adam was drove out of Eden; and therefore called the son of the first Adam, being drove out of Jerusalem, and out of the temple, where he was a priest. It may be observed, that this is a name which our Lord frequently took to himself in his state of humiliation; and that none but Ezekiel, excepting once the Prophet Daniel, is called by this name; and no doubt the reason of it is, because he was an eminent type of Christ; and particularly in his mission and commission, as a prophet, to the rebellious house of Israel:

stand upon thy feet; for he was fallen upon his face, at the sight of the vision, Ezekiel 1:28; when a divine Person speaks, men ought to stand and hear, and be in a readiness to do his pleasure:

and I will speak unto thee; which is said for his encouragement, being spoken by him who has the words of truth and grace, and of eternal life.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Son of man - This phrase (which occurs elsewhere in Scripture) is applied especially to Ezekiel and Daniel, the prophets of the captivity. Ezekiel is thus reminded of his humanity, at the time when he is especially permitted to have contact with God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

The prophet, having been overwhelmed with the glorious vision in

the preceding chapter, is here strengthened and comforted, 1, 2;

and then commissioned to declare to the rebellious house of

Israel the terrible judgments that would very shortly come upon

the whole land, if they repented not; with a gracious assurance

to Ezekiel that God would be constantly with him while executing

the duties of his office, 3-5.

The prophet is also commanded to be fearless, resolute, and

faithful in the discharge of it. 6-8,

as he must be the messenger of very unpleasing tidings, which

well expose him to great persecution, 9, 10.

NOTES ON CHAP. II

Verse Ezekiel 2:1. And he said unto me — In the last verse of the preceding chapter we find that the prophet was so penetrated with awe at the sight of the glory of God in the mystical chariot, that "he fell upon his face;" and, while he was in this posture of adoration, he heard the voice mentioned here. It is evident, therefore, that the present division of these chapters is wrong. Either the first should end with the words, "This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord," Ezekiel 1:28; or the first verse of this chapter should be added to the preceding, and this begin with the second verse.


 
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