God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 3:22
22The power of the Lord came over me. He said, “Get up, and go to the plain. I will speak to you there.”
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
20If righteous people turn from living the right way and do wrong, I will make them stumble, and they will die. If you don’t warn them, they will die because of their sin, and the right things they did will not be remembered. I will hold you responsible for their deaths. 21But if you warn righteous people not to sin, and they don’t sin, they will certainly live because they listened to the warning. You will save yourself.” The power of the Lord came over me. He said, “Get up, and go to the plain. I will speak to you there.” 23I got up and went to the plain. The Lord’s glory was standing there like the glory I saw by the Chebar River, and I immediately bowed down. 24Then the Spirit entered me and stood me on my feet. He talked to me. He said, “Go into your home, and shut yourself inside.
Read all of Ezekiel 3Ezekiel 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 the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the Lord came over me.
- Ezekiel 1:3the Lord spoke his word to the priest Ezekiel, son of Buzi, in Babylon by the Chebar River. The power of the Lord came over Ezekiel.
- Ezekiel 37:1The power of the Lord came over me. The Lord brought me out by his Spirit and put me down in the middle of a valley. The valley was filled with bones.
- Ezekiel 8:4There I saw the glory of Israel’s God as I did in the vision that I saw in the valley.
- Acts 9:6Get up! Go into the city, and you’ll be told what you should 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
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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
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