Ezekiel 33:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Then the word. — There is no reason to doubt that the following prophecy was uttered immediately after the arrival of the fugitive; but there may have been a short interval. None of the prophecies from this point to the close of Ezekiel 39 are dated. Ezekiel 40-48 form one continuous prophecy, which closes the book, and is dated more than twelve years after the present one. We are then to suppose that the prophecies, to Ezekiel 39 inclusive, were uttered at intervals during these twelve years, but we have no means of fixing their dates more exactly.

Ezekiel 33:23

23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,