--- title: "Ezekiel 2 - Study King James Bible with ellicotts commentary for english readers" description: "Read Ezekiel 2 with ellicotts commentary for english readers commentary. 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 upo" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/ellicotts-commentary-for-english-readers/ezekiel/2" --- [ Read](/kjv/ezekiel/2)[ Commentary](/study/ezekiel/2)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/ezekiel/2) Audio 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.* 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they *are* a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns *be* with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they *be* a rebellious house.* 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they *are* most rebellious.* 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 I give thee. 9 ¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand *was* sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book *was* therein; 10 And he spread it before me; and it *was* written within and without: and *there was* written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. [Ezekiel 1](/study/ezekiel/1) [Ezekiel 3](/study/ezekiel/3) ## Commentary To verse 1 (1) **Son of man.**—The voice that now came to Ezekiel was articulate, and spoke to him in words which he could understand. It is not said who it was that spoke, but the “He” in connection with the vision before him could be none other than the Most High, whose glory that vision was given to reveal. The phrase “son of man” is common enough throughout the Scriptures, as meaning simply *man,*but is never used in an address to a prophet, except to Ezekiel and Daniel. To Daniel it is used only once ([Daniel 8:17](/kjv/daniel/8/17)), while to Ezekiel it is used above ninety times. The reason is, doubtless, that since he was the prophet of the captivity he was addressed in the common terms of the language where he lived. “Son of man” for “man” is so common in the Aramaic languages that it is even used of Adam himself in the Syriac version of [1 Corinthians 15:45-47](/kjv/1-corinthians/15/45-47). The address to Ezekiel here as “man,” just as under similar circumstances to Daniel when he had fallen upon his face through awe of the supernatural presence ([Daniel 8:17](/kjv/daniel/8/17)), is doubtless in compassion to his weakness. 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