Ezekiel 3 · Verse 23

Ezekiel 3:23

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 other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBThen 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.
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd I rise and go forth unto the valley, and lo, there the honour of Jehovah is standing as the honour that I had seen by the river Chebar, and I fall on my face.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.
WebsterThen 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 Kebar: and I fell on my face.

What does Ezekiel 3:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. glory of the Lord--(Eze 1:28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 3:22-27

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 full comment on Ezekiel 3:22-27 →

Ezekiel 3:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאָקוּם֮va.'a.Kumand I aroseH6965
וָאֵצֵ֣אva.'e.Tze'and I went outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'Ahthe plainH1237
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009
שָׁ֤םshamthereH8033
כְּבוֹד\־ke.Vod-[the] glory ofH3519
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עֹמֵ֔ד'o.Med[was] standingH5975
כַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.Vodlike the gloryH3519
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI had seenH7200
עַל\־'al-atH5921
נְהַר\־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104
כְּבָ֑רke.VarKebarH3529
וָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.Poland I fellH5307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פָּנָֽי\׃pa.Naiface myH6440

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 3:23

  • Ezekiel 1:28

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

  • Revelation 1:17

    And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  • Acts 7:55

    But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

  • Numbers 16:42

    And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

  • Daniel 8:17

    So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

  • Revelation 5:14

    And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

  • Numbers 16:19

    And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.

  • Daniel 10:8-9

    Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

  • Ezekiel 10:18

    Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

  • Revelation 4:10

    The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

  • Ezekiel 1:1-4

    Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

  • Revelation 5:8

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the glory.
1:4,28; 9:3; 10:18; Nu 16:19,42; Ac 7:55
river.
1:1-3
and I fell.
1:28; Da 8:17; 10:8,9; Re 1:17; 4:10; 5:8,14

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Context

  • Ezekiel 3:22

    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.

  • Ezekiel 3:23

    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 3:24

    Then 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.

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Ezekiel 3:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y levantéme, y salí al campo: y he aquí que allí estaba la gloria de Jehová, como la gloria que había visto junto al río de Chebar: y caí sobre mi rostro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je me levai, et je sortis dans la vallée; et voici, la gloire de l’ Éternel se tenait là, selon la gloire que j’avais vue près du fleuve Kebar; et je tombai sur ma face.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich machte mich auf und ging hinaus in das Tal; und siehe, daselbst stand die Herrlichkeit Jehovas, gleich der Herrlichkeit, die ich am Flusse Kebar gesehen hatte; und ich fiel nieder auf mein Angesicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et surgens egressus sum in campum: et ecce ibi gloria Domini stabat, quasi gloria quam vidi juxta fluvium Chobar: et cecidi in faciem meam.