Ezekiel 3:23 (KJV)

Passage

Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

Ezekiel 3:22 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.

Ezekiel 3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

Ezekiel 3:24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arose", "went", "forth", "plain", "behold", "glory", "lord", 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 the LORD was..." into verse 24's "Then 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.