Ezekiel 2:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ עֲמֹ֣ד עַל־רַגְלֶ֔יךָ וַאֲדַבֵּ֖ר אֹתָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer unto me, ben-ʾādām ʿămōd upon raglêḵā and ʾădabbēr ʾōtāḵ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ben-ʾādām*: construct state - son of man/Adam
• *ʿămōd*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - stand
• *raglêḵā*: noun feminine dual construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your feet
• *ʾădabbēr*: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak
• *ʾōtāḵ*: direct object marker + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you

Word Meanings

• *ben-ʾādām*: son of man/son of Adam/mortal human
• *ʾădabbēr*: speak/converse with/address

Referenced Verses

• Dan 10:11 : 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
• Ezek 3:17 : 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
• Ezek 4:1 : 1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:
• Ezek 5:1 : 1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; [as] a barber's razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
• Ezek 3:1 : 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
• Ezek 3:4 : 4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
• Acts 9:6 : 6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• Acts 26:16 : 16 But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
• Ezek 3:10 : 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears.
• Ezek 7:2 : 2 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
• Ezek 12:3 : 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 13:2 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart, Hear ye the word of Jehovah:
• Ezek 14:3 : 3 Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?
• Ezek 14:13 : 13 Son of man, when a land sinneth against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast;
• Ezek 15:2 : 2 Son of man, what is the vine - tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
• Ezek 16:2 : 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations;
• Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
• Ezek 20:3 : 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.
• Ezek 37:3 : 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.
• Dan 8:17 : 17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.
• Dan 10:19 : 19 And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
• Matt 16:13-16 : 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is? 14 And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• Matt 17:7 : 7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
• John 3:13 : 13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
• John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
• Ps 8:4 : 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
• Ezek 1:28 : 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
• Ezek 2:3 : 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day.
• Ezek 2:6 : 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 2:8 : 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.