Ezekiel 10:19
in Ezekiel 10As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
KJV
And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
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This verse in Ezekiel 10
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The cherubim (or chariot) had stood first on the threshold of the temple-door, and there received the glory of the Lord. They then lifted their wings, rose, and left the temple by “the east gate” of the outer court at “the entrance” of which they now for a time stood. It was by the east gate of the outer court that the glory of the Lord returned to the new temple Eze 43:4. And every one stood - Or, “and” they “stood.” The Cheruibim and wheels are viewed as “one living creature.”
This site's exposition
the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple
on Ezekiel 10:18-19
The cherubim rise with the wheels and stop “at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD.” Barnes notes the glory returns by the same east gate in chapter 43, so departure and return are marked by one gate.
This site's exposition
the entrance of the east gate
The cherubim rise from the ground and stop at the entrance of the east gate, under the glory of the God of Israel. The glory leaves in stages. Matthew Henry saw in each pause a God who departs by degrees and would return to a people who repent.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(v. 18 seqq.) And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the Temple and stood over the Cherubim. And the Cherubim lifted up their wings and were exalted from the ground before me. And as they went, the wheels also followed them. And it stood at the entrance of the gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. It is the creature that I saw beneath the God of Israel, by the river Chebar, and I understood that they were Cherubim.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
And every one - The glory, the cherubim, the wheels, all stood, respiting execution, and giving opportunity of preventing the approaching misery. The east gate - The last court, the court of the people.
4 Then the glory of the L ORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the L ORD 's glory. 5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
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), and yet in one thing there seems to be a material difference, that that which was there was the face of an ox, and was on the left side ( ch. i. 10 ), is here the face of a cherub, and is the first face (
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Take a view of this chariot in which the glory of the God of Israel rides triumphantly. He that is the God of Israel is the God of heaven and earth, and has the command of all the powers of both. Let the faithful Israelites comfort themselves with this, that he who is their God is above the cherubim; their Redeemer is so ( 1 Pet. iii.
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2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the cherubim lifted up their wings,....
Note, God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when he is ready to depart in displeasure, would return to them in mercy if they were but a repenting praying people.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ | vaiyisu | and they lifted up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים | hakeruvim | the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כַּ֠נְפֵיהֶם | kanfeihem | wings their | H3671 → | 109 times |
| וַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּ | vaiyeromu | and they rose | H7426 → | 6 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָ֤רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לְעֵינַי֙ | leeinai | to eyes my | H5869 → | 887 times |
| בְּצֵאתָ֔ם | betzetam | when went out they | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים | vehaofanim | and the wheels | H212 → | 35 times |
| לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם | leumatam | [were] <to> close by them | H5980 → | 32 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד | vaiyaamod | and it stood still | H5975 → | 521 times |
| פֶּ֣תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| שַׁ֤עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י | hakadmoni | <the> eastern | H6931 → | 10 times |
| וּכְב֧וֹד | ukhevod | and [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| אֱלֹהֵֽי־ | ʾelohei- | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | [was] above them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ | milmaelah | from to above <towards> | H4605 → | 140 times |
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּand they lifted up
vaiyisuH5375 →656 times
הַכְּרוּבִ֣יםthe cherubim
hakeruvimH3742 →91 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כַּ֠נְפֵיהֶםwings their
kanfeihemH3671 →109 times
וַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּand they rose
vaiyeromuH7426 →6 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָ֤רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
לְעֵינַי֙to eyes my
leeinaiH5869 →887 times
בְּצֵאתָ֔םwhen went out they
betzetamH3318 →1067 times
וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםand the wheels
vehaofanimH212 →35 times
לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם[were] <to> close by them
leumatamH5980 →32 times
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דand it stood still
vaiyaamodH5975 →521 times
פֶּ֣תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
שַׁ֤עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י<the> eastern
hakadmoniH6931 →10 times
וּכְב֧וֹדand [the] glory of
ukhevodH3519 →200 times
אֱלֹהֵֽי־[the] God of
ʾelohei-H430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם[was] above them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃from to above <towards>
milmaelahH4605 →140 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 8:16So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
- Deuteronomy 17:3
and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
- Jeremiah 32:33
They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.
- Ezekiel 11:1
Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them…
- Jeremiah 2:27
say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble…
- Deuteronomy 4:19
Through
Ezekiel 10:1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
it leads to
- Exodus 24:10
and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
- Revelation 1:13
and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- Ezekiel 1:22–26
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
- Exodus 24:10
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.