Ezekiel 3:23
21 But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
22 And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
24 Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet. He spoke with me and said, “Go, shut yourself inside your house.
25 And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
- 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.
- WEB
- Then I arose, and went out into the plain, and behold, the LORD’s glory stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar. Then I fell on my face.
- ASV
- Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
- DARBY
- And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
- BLB
- And I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, there the glory of YHWH was standing, like the glory that I saw by the River Kebar. And I fell upon my face.
- ÅB
- Da sto jeg opp og gikk ut i dalen, og se, der sto Herrens herlighet, lik den herlighet jeg hadde sett ved elven Kebar; og jeg falt på mitt ansikt.
- OTB
- Så jeg reiste meg og gikk ut til sletten, og se, Herrens herlighet sto der, som den herlighet jeg hadde sett ved Kebar-elven, og jeg falt på mitt ansikt.
- B1930
- Da stod jeg op og gikk ut i dalen, og se, der stod Herrens herlighet, lik den herlighet jeg hadde sett ved elven Kebar; og jeg falt på mitt ansikt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
Read in contextRevelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Read in contextActs 7:55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Read in contextNumbers 16:42
But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
Read in contextDaniel 8:17
As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Read in contextRevelation 5:14
And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Read in contextNumbers 16:19
When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
Read in contextDaniel 10:8–9
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
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