21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.”

22 (A)And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, “Arise, go out into (B)the valley,[a] and (C)there I will speak with you.” 23 So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, (D)the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen (E)by the Chebar canal, (F)and I fell on my face. 24 (G)But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house.

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  1. Ezekiel 3:22 Or plain; also verse 23

21 And if you warn him, the righteous, not to sin, and the righteous does not sin, surely he will live, for he heeded a warning. And you will have saved your life.”[a]

22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me there, and he said to me, “Rise up, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.” 23 And I rose up, and I went to the valley, and, look, there the glory of Yahweh was standing, like the glory that I saw near the Kebar River,[b] and I fell on my face. 24 And the Spirit[c] came into me, and it made me stand on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Come, shut yourself inside your house,[d]

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  1. Ezekiel 3:21 Or “soul,” or “self”
  2. Ezekiel 3:23 Literally “river of Kebar”
  3. Ezekiel 3:24 Or “a spirit”
  4. Ezekiel 3:24 Literally “in the midst of your house”