The Meaning of Ezekiel 2:2 Explained

Ezekiel 2:2

KJV: And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.

YLT: And there doth come into me a spirit, when He hath spoken unto me, and it causeth me to stand on my feet, and I hear Him who is speaking unto me.

Darby: And the Spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spoke unto me.

ASV: And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the spirit  entered  into me when he spake  unto me, and set  me upon my feet,  that I heard  him that spake  unto me. 

What does Ezekiel 2:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Holy Spirit, or perhaps a wind sent from God, [1] entered Ezekiel as the Lord spoke to him and enabled him to stand up and hear what the Lord was saying (cf. Ezekiel 3:24; Exodus 4:10-15; Exodus 31:1-11; 1 Samuel 10:9-11; Psalm 51:11; Jeremiah 1:4-19; Daniel 8:18; Acts 2:4; Ephesians 5:18; et al.).

Context Summary

Ezekiel 2:1-10 - A Hard Commission
The people were impudent and stiff-hearted; their words as briars and thorns; their speech like the poison of scorpions; but the prophet was commissioned to go on with his divine mission, undeterred by their opposition. Under such circumstances we must be sure of a Thus saith the Lord. But no man can stand against the continual opposition of his fellows, unless his strength is renewed, as Ezekiel's was, by eating that which God gives. Open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee, Ezekiel 2:8. Let us specially consider the divine denunciations of sin, that our words may be sharper than any two-edged sword. Nothing makes us so strong as feeding perpetually upon the roll of the Book, and especially on the Word within the words. We must eat the flesh and drink in the life of the Son of man, if we can deal aright with the needs of the sons of men. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 2

1  Ezekiel's commission
6  His instruction
9  The scroll of his heavy prophecy

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 2:2 mean?

And entered me the Spirit when He spoke to me and set me on my feet and I heard - Him who spoke to me -
וַתָּ֧בֹא בִ֣י ר֗וּחַ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַ֔י וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי עַל־ רַגְלָ֑י וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת מִדַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלָֽי פ

וַתָּ֧בֹא  And  entered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בִ֣י  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
ר֗וּחַ  the  Spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
דִּבֶּ֣ר  He  spoke 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֵלַ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי  and  set  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, first person common singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
רַגְלָ֑י  my  feet 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע  and  I  heard 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִדַּבֵּ֥ר  Him  who  spoke 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֵלָֽי  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation