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 righteous people not to sin, and they don’t sin, they will certainly live because they listened to the warning. You will save yourself.” 22The power of the Lord came over me. He said, “Get up, and go to the plain. I will speak to you there.” I 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. 25People will tie you up with ropes, son of man, so that you can’t go outside.

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 1:4As I looked, I saw a storm coming from the north. There was an immense cloud with flashing lightning surrounded by a bright light. The middle of the lightning looked like glowing metal.
• Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the angels, where it had been, to the temple’s entrance. The Lord called to the person dressed in linen who was carrying paper and pen.
• Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the Lord left the temple’s entrance and stood over the angels.
• Numbers 16:19When Korah had gathered all his followers—those who opposed Moses and Aaron—at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole group.
• Acts 7:55But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked into heaven, saw God’s glory, and Jesus in the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
• Ezekiel 1:1On the fifth day of the fourth month in the thirtieth year, while I was living among the exiles by the Chebar River, the sky opened, and I saw visions from God.
• Ezekiel 1:28The brightness all around him looked like a rainbow in the clouds. It was like the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I immediately bowed down, and I heard someone speaking.
• Daniel 8:17Gabriel came up beside me, and when he came, I was terrified and immediately knelt down. He said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision is about the end times.”
• Daniel 10:8So I was left alone to see this grand vision. I had no strength left in me. My face turned deathly pale, and I was helpless.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. Then he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the first and the last,
• Revelation 4:10the 24 leaders bow in front of the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They place their crowns in front of the throne and say,
• Revelation 5:8When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 leaders bowed in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of God’s holy people.

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