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21 But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.”

22 Then the Lord took hold of me and said, “Get up and go out into the valley, and I will speak to you there.” 23 So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the Lord, just as I had seen in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down on the ground.

24 Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, “Go to your house and shut yourself in.

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21 If you warn the righteous person, so that he[a] doesn’t commit sin, then he’ll live, since he had been warned. And you will have saved your life.”

Ezekiel Sees God in the Valley

22 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he told me, “Get up! Go to the valley, and I’ll speak with you there.” 23 So I got up, went to the valley, and there was the glory of the Lord, standing there just like[b] I had seen at the Chebar River. So I fell on my face.

24 The Spirit entered me, rested on me, caused me to stand on my feet, and then he spoke to me. This is what he had to say: “Go barricade yourself in your house.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 3:21 Lit. righteous person.
  2. Ezekiel 3:23 Lit. there like the glory of the Lord that

21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.(A)

22 The hand of the Lord(B) was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go(C) out to the plain,(D) and there I will speak to you.” 23 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,(E) and I fell facedown.(F)

24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me(G) to my feet. He spoke to me and said: “Go, shut yourself inside your house.(H)

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