Ezekiel 3:24

Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Spirit addresses Ezekiel immediately after the prophet falls facedown before the glory of the Lord at the plain. God commands the prophet to retreat into his house and seal himself inside.

The words — The term ר֔וּחַ (Ru.ach) denotes a spirit that enters Ezekiel, followed by וַ/תַּעֲמִדֵ֖/נִי (va./ta.'a.mi.De./ni), literally "and it made stand up me," describing the physical restoration that precedes the divine command.

The thread — This sequence of spiritual empowerment and physical restoration mirrors Ezekiel 2:2, where the Spirit similarly enters the prophet to enable him to stand and hear God's speech.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to a command for isolation, establishing the physical constraints that will define Ezekiel 3:25 and his subsequent prophetic ministry.

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The Hebrew words

וַתָּבֹא־va./ta.vo'-and/ it cameבִ֣יv/iin/ meר֔וּחַRu.acha spirit וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva./ta.'a.mi.De./niand/ it made stand up/ me עַל־'al-on רַגְלָ֑יrag.La/ifeet/ my וַיְדַבֵּ֤רva/y.da.Berand/ he spoke אֹתִי֙'o.T/iwith/ me וַיֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֵלַ֔י'e.La/ito/ me בֹּ֥אbo'go הִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.Gershut yourself up בְּת֥וֹךְbe./Tokhin/ [the] midst of בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te./khahouse/ your

King James Version

Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 2:2 And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.
Daniel 10:19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
Daniel 10:8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
Ezekiel 4:1 “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 37:10 So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.