Ezekiel 10:4
in Ezekiel 10Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.
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ASV
And the glory of Jehovah mounted 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 Jehovah’s glory.
KJV
Then the glory of the Lord 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 Lord’s glory.
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This verse in Ezekiel 10
Commentary
12 notes on this verseThe glory of the Lord went up - This is repeated from Eze 9:3. The house was filled with the cloud - This is a fact similar to what occurred frequently at the tabernacle in the wilderness, and in the dedication of the temple by Solomon. What is mentioned here was the Divine shechinah, the symbolical representation of the majesty of God.
This site's exposition
the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple
on Ezekiel 10:3-5
The cherubim stand “on the south side of the temple,” and “a cloud filled the inner court,” as the cloud filled Solomon’s temple. Then “the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple,” now moving toward the door.
This site's exposition
stood over the threshold of the temple
The glory of the LORD rises from the cherubim and stands at the threshold of the temple. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note the contrast: cloud fills the temple, where the idols stood, while brightness fills the court. The glory is on its way out.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
And when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from the cherub, who was about to deliver coals of fire to the man; and it passed over to the threshold of the house, immediately the cloud, darkness, and gloom fill the inner courtyard. For in the presence of the majesty of the Lord, no punishments are carried out, and the glory of the Lord is seen in the courtyard, of which it is written: The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer courtyard. ...
The prophet did not see the throne but the likeness of the throne, just as he said earlier that he did not see the glory of the Lord but the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
(Verses 3 and following) And he entered in my sight. But the cherubim stood at the right side of the house, when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner courtyard. And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard up to the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty speaking.
To Ezekiel he made appear a driver in human form, flame-shaped and fire-tongued in a chariot composed of various forms. And he showed to him cherubim composed of various wild beasts, and a cherub's hand extended like a man's from the midst of the cherubim.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The glory - The visible token of the presence of the God of glory. Went up - In token of his departure from the temple. And stood - Shewing his unwillingness to leave, and giving them time to return to him, he stands where he might he seen, both by priests and people, that both might be moved to repentance.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub,....
There was a darting forth of light and brightness; but if any over curious eye pried into it, it would find itself lost in a cloud. His righteousness is conspicuous as the great mountains, and the brightness of it fills the court; but his judgments are a great deep, which we cannot fathom, a cloud which we cannot see through.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The court outside was full of the Lord's brightness, while it was only the cloud that filled the house inside, the scene of idolatries, and therefore of God's displeasure. God's throne was on the threshold.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
A repetition of Eze 9:3. Now the glory of the Lord had gone up from the cherub to the threshold of the house. Eze 10:4-6 describe what had occurred before the “man went in” Eze 10:3.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֤רָם | vaiyarom | and it rose | H7311 → | 190 times |
| כְּבוֹד־ | kevod- | [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מֵעַ֣ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכְּר֔וּב | hakeruv | the cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | to | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִפְתַּ֣ן | miftan | [the] threshold of | H4670 → | 8 times |
| הַבָּ֑יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וַיִּמָּלֵ֤א | vaiyimale' | and it was filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶ֣עָנָ֔ן | heanan | the cloud | H6051 → | 87 times |
| וְהֶֽחָצֵר֙ | vehechatzer | and the court | H2691 → | 191 times |
| מָֽלְאָ֔ה | malah | it was full | H4390 → | 249 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נֹ֖גַהּ | nogah | [the] brightness of | H5051 → | 19 times |
| כְּב֥וֹד | kevod | [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיָּ֤רָםand it rose
vaiyaromH7311 →190 times
כְּבוֹד־[the] glory of
kevod-H3519 →200 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מֵעַ֣לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
הַכְּר֔וּבthe cherub
hakeruvH3742 →91 times
עַ֖לto
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
מִפְתַּ֣ן[the] threshold of
miftanH4670 →8 times
הַבָּ֑יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
וַיִּמָּלֵ֤אand it was filled
vaiyimale'H4390 →249 times
הַבַּ֙יִת֙the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הֶ֣עָנָ֔ןthe cloud
heananH6051 →87 times
וְהֶֽחָצֵר֙and the court
vehechatzerH2691 →191 times
מָֽלְאָ֔הit was full
malahH4390 →249 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נֹ֖גַהּ[the] brightness of
nogahH5051 →19 times
כְּב֥וֹד[the] glory of
kevodH3519 →200 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
it leads to
- Isaiah 6:4
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13–14
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 8:10–11
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Exodus 40:34–35
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Isaiah 6:4
Through
Ezekiel 1:28The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the…
it leads to
- Revelation 10:1
Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
- Ezekiel 3:23
So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 4:3
The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 10:1
Through
Exodus 40:35Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:11
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 8:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Eznik of Kolb, ON GOD 118; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 3:10.2-8; 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; Origen of Alexandria, EXCERPTS ON EZEKIEL 10 and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.