What Does Ezekiel 33:22 Mean?

“Now the hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“was upon me in the evening”

dusk

“afore”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“he that was escaped”

a refugee

“and had opened”

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“and my mouth”

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“to me in the morning”

properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

“and had opened”

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

“and my mouth”

the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and I was no more dumb”

to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more