Ezekiel 11:1

Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
spirit	ר֗וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular absolute
up	וַתִּשָּׂ֨א va.ti.Sa'	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
brought	וַתָּבֵ֣א va.ta.Ve'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
east	הַקַּדְמוֹנִי֙ ha.kad.mo.Ni	H6931	(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
gate	שַׁ֨עַר Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD’s	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
house	בֵּית beit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
looketh	הַפּוֹנֶ֣ה ha.po.Neh	H6437	to turn · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
eastward	קָדִ֔ימָה ka.Di.mah	H6921	the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
door	בְּפֶ֣תַח be.Fe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
gate	הַשַּׁ֔עַר ha.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
five	וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה va.cha.mi.Shah	H2568	five · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
men	אִ֑ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
among	בְתוֹכָ֜ם ve.to.Kham	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
saw	וָאֶרְאֶ֨ה va.'er.'Eh	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
Jaazaniah	יַאֲזַנְיָ֧ה ya.'a.zan.Yah	H2970	Jaazanjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Azur	עַזֻּ֛ר 'a.Zur	H5809	Azzur · proper noun, a man's name
Pelatiah	פְּלַטְיָ֥הוּ pe.lat.Ya.hu	H6410	Pelatjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Benaiah	בְּנָיָ֖הוּ be.na.Ya.hu	H1141	Benajah · proper noun, a man's name
princes	שָׂרֵ֖י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
people	הָעָֽם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 3:12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Ezekiel 3:14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon m…
Ezekiel 8:3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and…
Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the al…
Ezekiel 11:13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, a…
Ezekiel 11:24 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that…
1 Kings 18:12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I co…
2 Kings 2:16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradv…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 11:1-13

We have here, I. The great security of the prince's of Jerusalem, notwithstanding the judgements of God that were upon them, The prophet was brought, in vision, to the gate of the temple where these princes sat in council upon the present arduous affairs of the city: The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the Lord's house, and behold twenty-five men were there. See how obsequious the prophet was to the Spirit's orders and how observant of all the discoveries that were made to him. It should seem, these twenty-five men were not the same with those twenty-five whom we saw at the door of the temple, worshipping towards the east (Eze 8:16); those seen to have been priests or…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 11:1

At the door of the gate five and twenty men - The same persons, no doubt, who appear, Eze 8:16, worshipping the sun. Jaazaniah the son of Azur - In Eze 8:16, we find a Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. If Shaphan was also called Azur, they may be the same person. But it is most likely that there were two of this name, and both chiefs among the people.

John Gill on Ezekiel 11:1

Moreover, the spirit lifted me up,.... From the inner court of the temple, where the prophet was, according to the last account of him, Ezekiel 8:16; it was the same Spirit that took him by the lock of his head, and lifted him up, as in Ezekiel 8:3; and perhaps in the same manner: and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh eastward; where were the cherubim, and the wheels, and the glory of God above them, Ezekiel 10:19; and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; not the same as in Ezekiel 8:16; for they were in a different place, between the porch and the altar; and about different service, they were worshipping there; and seem to be men of a differen…

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John Calvin on Ezekiel 11:1-2

Ezekiel 11:1-2 1. Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 1. Et sustulit me Spiritus et introduxit me ad portam domus Iehovae orientalera: [229] et ecce in limine portae vigintiquinque viri: et aspexi in medio ipsorum [230] Iaazaniah filium Azur, et Pelthiah filium Benaiah, principes populi. 2. Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 2. Et dixit ad me, Fili hominis, isti homines cogitant va…

The Church Fathers

(Chapter XI — Verse 1) And the spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east and overlooks the rising sun. For the glory of the Lord had come out from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. And as the cherubim lifted their wings and rose from the ground, the glory of the Lord also stood at the entrance of the gate of the house of the Lord, facing east. And the prophet, unable to approach it himself, was lifted up by the spirit and taken to the same gate of the house of the Lord, which faces the sun of righteousness, as it is written: Behold the man whose name is the East (Zach. VI, 12), so that he would not remain in the temple, which was clouded by the veil of ignorance, but would stand at the gate of the house of the Lord facing east, where he could understand the sacred mysteries that follow.
— Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel

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Dictionary and topics

Azur — properly Az’zur (he that assists)
Azur and Azzur — Helper. (1.) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jer. 28:1). (2.) The father of Jaazaniah (Ezek. 11:1). (3.) One of those who sealed the covenant with Jehovah on the return from Babylon (Neh.…
Benaiah — Built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His…
Jaazaniah — (whom Jehovah hears).
Pelatiah — Deliverance of the Lord. (1.) A son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:21). (2.) A captain of “the sons of Simeon” (4:42). (3.) Neh. 10:22. (4.) One of the twenty-five princes of the…
Azur · Father of Jaazaniah — Father of Jaazaniah
Benaiah · 8. Father of Pelatiah — 8. Father of Pelatiah
Jaazaniah · 4. A wicked prince of — 4. A wicked prince of
Pelatiah · at the close of the prophecy — at the close of the prophecy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 11:1

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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 11:1-13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 11:1

John Gill on Ezekiel 11:1

John Calvin on Ezekiel 11:1-2

The Church Fathers

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Ezekiel 11:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 11:1-13

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 11:1

John Gill on Ezekiel 11:1

John Calvin on Ezekiel 11:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 11:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 11:1-11

Rashi on Ezekiel 11:1