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. 25 And you, O son of man, behold, (H)cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people. 26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that (I)you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, (J)for they are a rebellious house. 27 (K)But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, (L)‘Thus says the Lord God.’ (M)He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

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

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,[a] and I fell on my face. 24 And the Spirit[b] 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,[c] 25 and you, son of man,[d] look, they will place[e] cords on you, and they will tie you up with them. Then you will not go out into the midst of them. 26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silenced, and you will not be a reproving man for them, for they are a rebellious house.[f] 27 And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The one hearing him, let him hear, and the one failing to hear, let him fail,”’ for they are a rebellious house.[g]

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  1. Ezekiel 3:23 Literally “river of Kebar”
  2. Ezekiel 3:24 Or “a spirit”
  3. Ezekiel 3:24 Literally “in the midst of your house”
  4. Ezekiel 3:25 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  5. Ezekiel 3:25 Or “give”
  6. Ezekiel 3:26 Literally “a house of rebellion”
  7. Ezekiel 3:27 Literally “a house of rebellion”