‘And the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, “Speak. Thus says Yahweh, “Thus have you said, Oh house of Israel, for I know the things that come into your mind.” '
Once more Ezekiel was possessed by the Spirit to speak the word of Yahweh to the house of Israel. Here ‘house of Israel' includes the exiles, for they would all be in agreement with the words of the men in Jerusalem. All believed that Jerusalem would not be destroyed and that soon things would be back to normal. Thus Yahweh points out that He is perfectly aware of how they are thinking. He wants them to know that He always knows men's thoughts both in the present and in the future (Ezekiel 20:32; Ezekiel 38:10 compare Psalms 139:1-6; Isaiah 29:15 see also Daniel 2:30; Acts 1:24 of all men). Thus they must not think that they can hide their thoughts from Him (Hebrews 4:13).