KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Ezekiel 2:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the spirit” | ר֗וּחַ | Wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) | spirit |
| “entered” | וַתָּ֧בֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | entered |
| “into me when” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | into me when |
| “he spake” | דִּבֶּ֣ר | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | spake |
| “unto” | אֵלַ֔י | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me, and set” | וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | set |
| “me upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “my feet,” | רַגְלָ֑י | A foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda | feet |
| “that I heard” | וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | heard |
| “him that spake” | מִדַּבֵּ֥ר | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | spake |
| “unto” | אֵלָֽי׃ | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me.” | אֵלָֽי׃ | Near, with or among; often in general, to | me |
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1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
2 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.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.
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