Discovery BoxEzekiel 33:22 
Context33:22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me 1 the evening before the refugee reached me, but the Lord 2 opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived 3 in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak. 4
Ezekiel 33:21
ContextThe Fall of Jerusalem
33:21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, 5 a refugee came to me from Jerusalem 6 saying, “The city has been defeated!” 7
1 tn The other occurrences of the phrase “the hand of the
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “by the time of the arrival to me.” For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived.
4 sn Ezekiel’s God-imposed muteness was lifted (see 3:26).
5 tn January 19, 585
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tn Heb “smitten.”
