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Ezekiel 3:23 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 3 · verse 23
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.Ezekiel 3:23 · King James Version
Ezekiel 3:23 in context
21Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
22And 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.
23Then 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.
24Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
25But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ChebarKᵉbârKebar, a river of MesopotamiaH3529 →
- aroseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- plainbiqʻâhproperly, a splitH1237 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- stoodʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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After all this large and magnificent discovery which God had made of himself to the prophet, and the full instructions he had given him how to deal with those to whom he sent him with an ample commission, we should have expected presently to see him preaching the word of God to a great congregation of Israel;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-27