Ezekiel 33:21-22

Ezekiel 33:21-22

[21] And it came to pass in the twelfth  year  of our captivity,  in the tenth  month, in the fifth  day of the month,  that one that had escaped  out of Jerusalem  came  unto me, saying,  The city  is smitten.  [22] Now the hand  of the LORD  was upon me in the evening,  afore  he that was escaped  came;  and had opened  my mouth,  until he came  to me in the morning;  and my mouth  was opened,  and I was no more dumb. 

What does Ezekiel 33:21-22 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Ezekiel"s last prophecy about the judgment coming on Judah and Jerusalem ended with an announcement that a fugitive would escape Jerusalem"s destruction and come and report the city"s fall to the exiles ( Ezekiel 24:25-26). At that time God would open Ezekiel"s mouth and he would be dumb no longer ( Ezekiel 24:27). Now the messenger arrived and God opened the prophet"s mouth.