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

20A righteous person may stop doing things that are right. He may start to do bad things. Then I will put him in danger. He will die as punishment for his sins. I will not remember the good things that he did. But if you have not warned him of the danger, I will say that you are guilty. It is as if you killed him yourself. 21But if you do warn that righteous person to stop doing bad things, he may agree. Then he will continue to live, because you warned him. You also will have saved your own life.’ The Lord continued to give me strength. He said to me, ‘Stand up now! Go out into the valley and I will speak to you there.’ 23So I got up and I went out to the valley. I saw the glory of the Lord in that place. It was like the glory that I had seen beside the Kebar river. I bent down low, with my face to the ground. 24Then a spirit came into me. He lifted me up and he made me stand on my feet. The Lord said to me, ‘Go into your house and shut the door.

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 3:14Then a spirit lifted me up and he took me away. I was angry and upset in my mind. But the Lord gave me great power and strength.
• Ezekiel 1:3the Lord spoke to Ezekiel, the priest. He was the son of Buzi. He was standing beside the River Kebar in Babylon. While Ezekiel was there, the Lord came to him with power.
• Ezekiel 37:1The Lord took hold of me with great power. In a vision, the Lord's Spirit took me to the middle of a valley. Bones covered all the ground there.
• Ezekiel 8:4Then I saw that the bright glory of Israel's God was there. It was like the glory that I had seen beside the River Kebar.
• Acts 9:6Now you must get up and go into the city. Someone there will tell you 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