Ezekiel 33:22
Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 1:3 first mentions 'the hand of the LORD' upon Ezekiel, a phrase repeated in 33:22 at a crucial moment.
Ezekiel 3:22 describes the hand of the LORD coming upon Ezekiel, the same divine encounter as in 33:22.
Ezekiel 3:26 imposed muteness on Ezekiel; 33:22 records the reversal when his mouth was opened.
Ezekiel 3:27 promised God would open Ezekiel's mouth; 33:22 shows that promise fulfilled.
Ezekiel 24:26 predicted a fugitive would come with news; 33:22 is part of that event's fulfillment.
Ezekiel 24:27 prophesied Ezekiel's mouth would open when the fugitive came; 33:22 records that happening.
Ezekiel 37:1 again uses 'the hand of the LORD' upon Ezekiel, paralleling the same phrase in 33:22.
In Ezekiel 29:21, God similarly promises to open Ezekiel's mouth, showing this is a repeated prophetic empowerment.
In Exodus 4:11, God declares His sovereignty over opening and closing mouths, grounding the divine act of opening Ezekiel's mouth here.
In Daniel 10:16, a divine touch opens Daniel's lips to speak, mirroring God's opening of Ezekiel's mouth here.
In Luke 1:64, Zechariah's mouth is opened by God after being mute, echoing the same divine enabling of speech.
In Daniel 10:15, Daniel is struck mute by the vision, contrasting with God's opening of Ezekiel's mouth here.