Ezekiel 3:23 (DBY)

Passage

And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:21 And if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall certainly live, for he hath taken warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.

Ezekiel 3:22 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.

Ezekiel 3:23 And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

Ezekiel 3:24 And the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spoke with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house.

Ezekiel 3:25 And thou, son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee therewith, and thou shalt not go out among them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arose", "went", "forth", "valley", "behold", "glory", "jehovah", and "stood". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arose" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And the hand of Jehovah was there..." into verse 24's "And the Spirit entered into me and...", so "arose" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "arose" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.