Ezekiel 2:1
And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
In Context
2And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.
Cross References
Psalms 8:4\8:3\When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;
Ezekiel 2:3And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.
Ezekiel 2:8But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.
Ezekiel 3:4And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.
Ezekiel 3:17Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
Ezekiel 5:1And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, using it like a haircutter's blade, and making it go over your head and the hair of your chin: and take scales for separating the hair by weight.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 2:1
What our Lord Jesus said to St. Paul ( Acts xxvi. 16 ) may fitly be applied to the prophet Ezekiel, to whom the same Jesus is here speaking, "Rise and stand upon thy feet, for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister." We have here Ezekiel's ordination to his office, which the vision was designed to fit him for, not to entertain his curiosity with uncommon speculations, but to put him into business. Now here, I. He is commissioned to go as a prophet to the house of Israel, now captives… Read the whole commentary →