Ezekiel 3:22

Ezekiel 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the hand of the Lord was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, "Arise, go out into the valley, and there I will speak with you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the hand of the Lord was upon me there, and He said to me, “Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you.”

Context of Ezekiel 3:22

20Now if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, and I put a stumbling block in front of him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die because of his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood. 21But if you warn the righteous person that he should not sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he listened to your warning, and you will have rescued yourself.” The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and I will speak with you there.” 23So I got up and went out to the plain. The Lord’s glory was present there, like the glory I had seen by the Chebar Canal, and I fell facedown. 24The Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.

Ezekiel 3:22 word by word

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל־הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אוֹתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• was there upon me; and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into the plainבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · valleyH1237
• and I will there talkדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:22

• Ezekiel 3:14The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.
• Ezekiel 1:3the word of the Lord came directly to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. The Lord’s hand was on him there.
• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.
• Ezekiel 8:4I saw the glory of the God of Israel there, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
• Acts 9:6“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Arise, go forth into the plain - Into a place remote from observation and noise; a place where the glory of God might have sufficient room to manifest itself, that the prophet might see all its movements distinctly.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Let us own ourselves for ever indebted to the mediation of Christ, for the blessed intercourse between God and man; and a true believer will say, I am never less alone than when thus alone. When the Lord opened Ezekiel's mouth, he was to deliver his message boldly, to place life and death, the blessing and the curse, before the people, and leave them to their choice.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23The Lord called Ezekiel to go out into the valley. This was a lonely place, away from other people. This was the second time Ezekiel had seen the glory of the Lord. Even so, he had not become used to it. The greatness and holiness of God’s glory overwhelmed him, and he fell face down on the ground.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. hand of the Lord--(Eze 1:3). go ... into the plain--in order that he might there, in a place secluded from unbelieving men, receive a fresh manifestation of the divine glory, to inspirit him for his trying work.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:22

• Prophets

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• Hard
• Living creatures
• Warning
• Agabus
• Creature
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Revelation
• Plains

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings