Ezekiel 3:21-24
New English Translation
21 However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he[a] does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”
Isolated and Silenced
22 The hand[b] of the Lord rested on me there, and he said to me, “Get up, go out to the valley,[c] and I will speak with you there.” 23 So I got up and went out to the valley, and the glory of the Lord was standing there, just like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River,[d] and I threw myself face down.
24 Then a wind[e] came into me and stood me on my feet. The Lord[f] spoke to me and said, “Go shut yourself in your house.
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- Ezekiel 3:21 tn Heb “the righteous man.”
- Ezekiel 3:22 tn Or “power.” sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (1:3; 3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
- Ezekiel 3:22 sn Ezekiel had another vision at this location, recounted in Ezek 37.
- Ezekiel 3:23 tn Or “canal.”
- Ezekiel 3:24 tn See the note on “wind” in 2:2.
- Ezekiel 3:24 tn Heb “he.”
Ezekiel 3:21-24
International Standard Version
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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- Ezekiel 3:21 Lit. righteous person.
- Ezekiel 3:23 Lit. there like the glory of the Lord that
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