The Meaning of Ezekiel 33:33 Explained

Ezekiel 33:33

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

YLT: And in its coming in -- lo, it hath come, And they have known that a prophet hath been in their midst!'

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

ASV: And when this cometh to pass, (behold, it cometh,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ezekiel 33:33 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 33

1  According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people
7  Ezekiel is admonished of his duty
10  God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters
17  He maintains his justice
21  Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem
25  he prophecies the desolation of the land
30  God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 33:33 mean?

And when this comes to pass surely it will come then they will know that a prophet has been among them -
וּבְבֹאָ֑הּ הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֔ה וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י נָבִ֖יא הָיָ֥ה בְתוֹכָֽם ס

וּבְבֹאָ֑הּ  And  when  this  comes  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הִנֵּ֣ה  surely 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
בָאָ֔ה  it  will  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ  then  they  will  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּ֥י  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נָבִ֖יא  a  prophet 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
הָיָ֥ה  has  been 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְתוֹכָֽם  among  them 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation