Ezekiel 10:5
in Ezekiel 10The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
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ASV
And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh.
KJV
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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This verse in Ezekiel 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThis noise is said to be as the voice of the almighty God when he speaks, as the thunder, which is called the voice of the Lord ( Ps. xxix. 3 ), or as the voice of the Lord when he spoke to Israel on Mount Sinai; and therefore he then gave the law with abundance of terror, to signify with what terror he would reckon for the violation of it, which he was now about to do.
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
like the voice of God Almighty
The noise of the wings reaches as far as the outer court. Ezekiel likens it to the voice of God Almighty speaking. Albert Barnes notes that the title is El Shaddai, the name God gave Himself to Abraham in Genesis 17:1.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(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.
The Medieval Church1 voice
The prophet Ezekiel clearly declares that "cherubim" is the name of the angelic powers that he describes as having appeared to him with wings, according to the pattern in which they are ordered to be deployed here.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court,.... Or outward court.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
As the voice of the Almighty God - That is, as thunder; for this was called the voice of God.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The Almighty God - El Shaddai; compare the Gen 17:1 note.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקוֹל֙ | vekol | and [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| כַּנְפֵ֣י | kanfei | [the] wings of | H3671 → | 109 times |
| הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים | hakeruvim | the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| נִשְׁמַ֕ע | nishma' | it was heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הֶחָצֵ֖ר | hechatzer | the court | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה | hachitzonah | <the> outer | H2435 → | 25 times |
| כְּק֥וֹל | kekol | like [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| אֵל־ | ʾel- | God | H410 → | 241 times |
| שַׁדַּ֖י | shadai | Almighty | H7706 → | |
| בְּדַבְּרֽוֹ׃ | bedabero | when speaks he | H1696 → | 1141 times |
וְקוֹל֙and [the] sound of
vekolH6963 →506 times
כַּנְפֵ֣י[the] wings of
kanfeiH3671 →109 times
הַכְּרוּבִ֔יםthe cherubim
hakeruvimH3742 →91 times
נִשְׁמַ֕עit was heard
nishma'H8085 →1159 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הֶחָצֵ֖רthe court
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה<the> outer
hachitzonahH2435 →25 times
כְּק֥וֹלlike [the] sound of
kekolH6963 →506 times
אֵל־God
ʾel-H410 →241 times
שַׁדַּ֖יAlmighty
shadaiH7706 →
בְּדַבְּרֽוֹ׃when speaks he
bedaberoH1696 →1141 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 1:24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 43:2
and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Daniel 10:6
His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of…
- Psalms 29:3–9
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the…
- Ezekiel 43:2
Through
Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the…
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:21
The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 12:18–19
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
- Psalms 18:11–14
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
- Hebrews 12:21
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, On the Tabernacle 1:5.25:18-21; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.