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Ezekiel 2 Introduction
英文原文
The second and third chapters of Ezekiel contain the direct commission conveyed to Ezekiel in connection with the vision just recorded. The commission was repeated more than once, at what intervals of time we are not told. The communication is from without, the vision and the words are from God.
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Ezekiel 2:1
人子——這片語（在聖經別處也出現）特別應用於被擄時期的先知以西結和但以理。以西結在他特別蒙准與神接觸的時刻，藉此被提醒自己的人性。
英文原文
Son of man - This phrase (which occurs elsewhere in Scripture) is applied especially to Ezekiel and Daniel, the prophets of the captivity. Ezekiel is thus reminded of his humanity, at the time when he is especially permitted to have contact with God.
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Ezekiel 2:2
靈——即「神的靈」。
英文原文
The spirit - i. e. "the Spirit of God."
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Ezekiel 2:3
「悖逆的國度」——照欄內註的字面譯法——這詞通常用來把異教徒與神的子民區別開來。在此它表明以色列已被神棄絕；用複數則表明以色列的子孫甚至連「一個國」都不是，而是四散分裂的。
可譯作：「我差你到他們那裏去，就是悖逆的國民，就是悖逆我的以色列人——他們和他們的列祖違背我，直到今日。這眾子厚著臉皮，心裏剛硬；我實在差你到他們那裏去。」
英文原文
Nation - literally, as in the margin - the word which usually distinguishes the pagan from God's people. Here it expresses that Israel is cast off by God; and the plural is used to denote that the children of Israel are not even "one nation," but scattered and disunited.
Translate: "I send thee to the children of Israel, the rebellious nation that have rebelled against Me (they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, even to this very day), and the children impudent and stiff-hearted: I do send thee unto them."
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Ezekiel 2:5
悖逆之家——這是以西結不斷以辛辣反諷使用的片語，代替「以色列家」，等於說：「這家不再是以色列的家，乃是悖逆之家。」比較 Isaiah 30:9。
英文原文
A rebellious house - A phrase employed continually by Ezekiel in bitter irony, in the place of house of Israel, as much as to say, "House no longer of Israel, but of rebellion." Compare Isaiah 30:9.
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Ezekiel 2:9
差送——更確切的譯法是「伸出」。
一卷書——古時的書寫在皮革上、捲成一卷，英文 volume（卷）一詞即源於此（Psalm 40:7）。書寫通常只在一面，這裏卻是內外兩面都寫了字，字彷彿滿溢出來，表明臨到這被交付審判之百姓的災禍何等繁多。吃這書卷，意指完全被其內容佔有（比較 Ezekiel 3:10；Jeremiah 15:16）。Ezekiel 2:10 與 Ezekiel 3 之間不應有間斷。
英文原文
Was sent - Rather, was put forth.
A roll of a book - The book was one of the ancient kind written on skins rolled up together. Hence, our English volume Psalm 40:7. The writing was usually on one side, but in this case it was written within and without, on both sides, the writing as it were running over, to express the abundance of the calamities in store for the devoted people. To eat the book signifies to be thoroughly possessed with its contents (compare Ezekiel 3:10; Jeremiah 15:16). There should be no break between Ezekiel 2:10 and Ezekiel 3.
以西結書第二章與第三章，包含與前文所記異象相連、傳達給以西結的直接委任。這委任曾不止一次重複賜下，至於各次相隔多久，則無從得知。這傳達乃是從外面來的；異象與話語都是出於神。