Ezekiel 33:33 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

“And when this happens, behold it comes, then will they know that a prophet has been among them.”

‘This' is the further desolation of the land after the fall of Jerusalem as described above. That will further evidence to them that a true prophet of Yahweh has been among them. But the question will continue to be, will the exiles  now  genuinely respond? As watchman to the house of Israel it was his responsibility to go on blowing the horn.

Others see ‘this' as referring to the coming restoration.

Remarkably this is the last mention of Jerusalem in Ezekiel (apart from a secondary mention in a comparison - Ezekiel 36:38). Jerusalem, having been destroyed, is no longer of interest to Ezekiel. His emphasis is on the restoration of Israel as a whole. He is concerned with the people of God, not with the restoration of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 33:33

33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.