The Meaning of Ezekiel 3:22 Explained

Ezekiel 3:22

KJV: 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.

YLT: And there is on me there a hand of Jehovah, and He saith to me, 'Rise, go forth to the valley, and there I do speak with thee.'

Darby: And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the valley, and there I will talk with thee.

ASV: And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 3:22?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 3:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 3:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 3:22?

What is the context of Ezekiel 3:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Ezekiel 3:22 Mean?

Verse Meaning

While Ezekiel was among the exiles in Tel-abib, the Lord directed him to go out to the nearby plain where the Lord promised to speak with him (cf. ch1; Acts 9:6; Galatians 1:16-17).

Context Summary

Ezekiel 3:12-27 - The Watchman's Responsibility

He was bitter because of his message, but hot because God's fire was burning within him. It is a blessed thing for preacher, leader, or Christian worker, when the hand of God is strong upon the soul. But whatever your inward condition, you will never be able to do your best work, unless you can sit where the people sit. In other words you must take their attitude, know by experience their circumstances, and share their lot. We must live very near to God, or we shall never hear the word of His mouth. There is no other way of obtaining messages that will effect His purpose. Ponder again Ezekiel 3:17. In Ezekiel 3:20 God is said to lay a stumbling-block only in the sense that He has constituted the world in that way. When the prophet went forth into the plain God revealed Himself. Whether He bids us go to the plain, or shut ourselves in the house, the place of obedience and duty will ever be the right one for the manifestation of His glory and the communication of His message. The secret of a successful ministry is to be absolutely yielded in thought and in speech to God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 3

¹ Ezekiel eats the scroll
⁴ God encourages him
¹⁵ God shows him the rule of prophecy
²² God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 3:22 mean?

And was upon me there the hand of Yahweh and He said to me Arise go out into the plain and there I shall talk with you

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד־ יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל־ הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אוֹתָֽךְ

וַתְּהִ֥י	And was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עָלַ֛י	upon me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַד־	the hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
יְהוָ֑ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	and He said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלַ֗י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
ק֥וּם	Arise
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
צֵא֙	go out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַבִּקְעָ֔ה	the plain
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּקְעָה Sense: valley.
וְשָׁ֖ם	and there
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: שָׁם Sense: there, thither.
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר	I shall talk
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אוֹתָֽךְ	with you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.

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