Ezekiel 11:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me and said to me,“Say: This is what the LORD says:‘This is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּפֹּ֣ל עָלַי֮ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י אֱמֹר֙ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֥ן אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַעֲל֥וֹת רֽוּחֲכֶ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃

Transliteration

wə-tippōl upon-me rûaḥ Yhwh wə-yōʾmer to-me ʾĕmōr thus-ʾāmar Yhwh so ʾămartem bêt Yiśrāʾēl and-maʿălôt rûḥăkem I yədaʿtîhā

Grammar Details

• *wə-tippōl*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and fell
• *rûaḥ*: feminine singular construct - spirit of
• *Yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/LORD
• *wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾĕmōr*: qal imperative masculine singular - say
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said
• *ʾămartem*: qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you (plural) have said
• *bêt*: masculine singular construct - house of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *maʿălôt*: feminine plural construct - risings of/thoughts of
• *rûḥăkem*: feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your spirit
• *yədaʿtîhā*: qal perfect 1st singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I have known it

Word Meanings

• *rûaḥ*: spirit/wind/breath/mind
• *maʿălôt*: risings/thoughts/steps/coming up

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.
• Ezek 2:2 : 2 As he spoke to me, a wind came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.
• Ezek 2:4-5 : 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ 5 And as for them, whether they listen or not– for they are a rebellious house– they will know that a prophet has been among them.
• Ezek 2:7 : 7 You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
• Ezek 3:11 : 11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them– say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”
• Ezek 3:24 : 24 Then a wind came into me and stood me on my feet. The LORD spoke to me and said,“Go shut yourself in your house.
• Ezek 3:27 : 27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 8:1 : 1 A Desecrated Temple In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand of the Sovereign LORD seized me.
• Ezek 28:2 : 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Your heart is proud and you said,“I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”– yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
• Ezek 29:3 : 3 Tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said,“My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”
• Ezek 38:10-11 : 10 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. 11 You will say,“I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security– all of them living without walls and barred gates–
• Mal 3:13-14 : 13 Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency“You have criticized me sharply,” says the LORD,“but you ask,‘How have we criticized you?’ 14 You have said,‘It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD of Heaven’s Armies?
• Mark 2:8 : 8 Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?
• Mark 3:22-30 : 22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!” 23 So he called them and spoke to them in parables:“How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come. 27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. 28 I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin” 30 (because they said,“He has an unclean spirit”).
• John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
• John 21:17 : 17 Jesus said a third time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,“Do you love me?” and said,“Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied,“Feed my sheep.
• Acts 10:44 : 44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
• Acts 11:15 : 15 Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.
• Heb 4:13 : 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.
• Num 11:25-26 : 25 And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again. 26 Eldad and Medad But two men remained in the camp; one’s name was Eldad, and the other’s name was Medad. And the Spirit rested on them.(Now they were among those in the registration, but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp.
• 1 Sam 10:6 : 6 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.
• 1 Sam 10:10 : 10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the LORD examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
• Ps 7:9 : 9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!
• Ps 50:21 : 21 When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
• Ps 139:2-3 : 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. 3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.
• Isa 28:15 : 15 For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
• Isa 58:1 : 1 The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion“Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob’s family with their sin!
• Jer 16:17 : 17 For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.