Ezekiel 3:23

Ezekiel 3:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
• New International Version (NIV)So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the Chebar canal, and I fell on my face.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.

Context of Ezekiel 3:23

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.” 22The 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.” So 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. 25As for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and bind you with them so you cannot go out among them.

Ezekiel 3:23 word by word

וָאָקוּם֮ וָאֵצֵ֣א אֶל־הַבִּקְעָה֒ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁ֤ם כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֔ד כַּכָּב֕וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וָאֶפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• into the plainבִּקְעָהbiq‛âh · valleyH1237
• and, behold, the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• which I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• by the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• of Chebarכְּבָרkebâr · ChebarH3529
• and I fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:23

• Ezekiel 1:4I looked, and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a huge cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
• Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment.
• Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.
• Numbers 16:19After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.
• Acts 7:55Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
• Ezekiel 1:1In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was among the exiles by the Chebar Canal, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
• Ezekiel 1:28The appearance of the brilliant light all around was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
• Daniel 8:17So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision refers to the time of the end.”
• Daniel 10:8I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne and say,
• Revelation 5:8When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23A fresh revelation of the glory of the Lord, to impress upon Ezekiel another characteristic of his mission. Now he is to learn that there is “a time to be silent” as well as “a time to speak,” and that both are appointed by God. This represents forcibly the authoritative character and divine origin of the utterances of the Hebrew prophets.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. 2323. glory of the Lord--(Eze 1:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:23

• Chebar
• God

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Chebar
• Hard
• Living creatures
• Plain
• Warning
• Agabus
• Attitudes
• Creature
• Glory

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