Ezekiel 9:3
in Ezekiel 9Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
KJV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
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This verse in Ezekiel 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was,.... That is, the glorious God of Israel; or the glorious Shechinah, and divine Majesty, which dwelt between the cherubim over the mercy seat in the most holy place, removed from thence, as a token of his being about to depart from the temple, which in a short time would be destroyed.
This site's exposition
the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim
on Ezekiel 9:3-4
The man in linen is sent to “put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” Gill notes the Hebrew word for mark is the letter taw, written in the old script.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 2, 3) And behold, six men were coming from the way of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon of destruction in his hand. And there was one man among them clothed in linen, with a scribe's inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar. And the glory of the God (Vulgate: Lord) of Israel went up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the scribe's inkhorn at his side.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Orders given to one of the persons employed, who is distinguished from the rest, for the marking of a remnant to be preserved from the common destruction,
The glory - The glorious brightness, such as sometimes appeared above the cherubim in the most holy place. Gone up - Departing from the place he had so long dwelt in. He was - Wont to sit and appear.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Cherub - The singular is put collectively for the “cherubim,” which were upon the mercy-seat of the ark in the holy of holies, the proper seat of the glory of the Lord in the midst of Israel. God is represented as “arising” from between the cherubim to scatter His enemies Num 10:35.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
God--which had heretofore, as a bright cloud, rested on the mercy seat between the cherubim in the holy of holies (2Sa 6:2; Ps 80:1); its departure was the presage of the temple being given up to ruin; its going from the inner sanctuary to the threshold without, towards the officers standing at the altar outside, was in order to give them the commission of vengeance.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And he called to the man - The person here who called was that who sat on the chariot of the Divine glory. See Eze 1:26.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
from upon the cherub which was on the Ark cover, for the Shechinah had been resting there until then, and it began to withdraw and to go outside little by little in ten steps, and this is the first stepfrom the cherub to the threshold of the Holy of Holies.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
six men Our Rabbis explained them in Tractate Shabbath (55a) as Anger, Wrath, Fury, Destroyer, Breaker, Annihilator.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּכְב֣וֹד׀ | ukhevod | and [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| נַעֲלָה֙ | naalah | it was taken up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מֵעַ֤ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַכְּרוּב֙ | hakeruv | the cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֣ה | hayah | it had been | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עָלָ֔יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֶ֖ל | ʾel | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִפְתַּ֣ן | miftan | [the] threshold of | H4670 → | 8 times |
| הַבָּ֑יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֗א | vaiyikra' | and he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאִישׁ֙ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הַלָּבֻ֣שׁ | halavush | who was clothed | H3847 → | 110 times |
| הַבַּדִּ֔ים | habadim | the linen<s> | H906 → | 23 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| קֶ֥סֶת | keset | <the> writing-case of | H7083 → | 3 times |
| הַסֹּפֵ֖ר | hasofer | <the> scribe | H5608 → | 159 times |
| בְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ ס | bematenav | [was] at hips his | H4975 → | 47 times |
וּכְב֣וֹד׀and [the] glory of
ukhevodH3519 →200 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
נַעֲלָה֙it was taken up
naalahH5927 →890 times
מֵעַ֤לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
הַכְּרוּב֙the cherub
hakeruvH3742 →91 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָיָ֣הit had been
hayahH1961 →3559 times
עָלָ֔יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
אֶ֖לto
ʾelH413 →5510 times
מִפְתַּ֣ן[the] threshold of
miftanH4670 →8 times
הַבָּ֑יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
וַיִּקְרָ֗אand he called
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָאִישׁ֙the man
haishH376 →1663 times
הַלָּבֻ֣שׁwho was clothed
halavushH3847 →110 times
הַבַּדִּ֔יםthe linen<s>
habadimH906 →23 times
אֲשֶׁ֛רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
קֶ֥סֶת<the> writing-case of
kesetH7083 →3 times
הַסֹּפֵ֖ר<the> scribe
hasoferH5608 →159 times
בְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ ס[was] at hips his
bematenavH4975 →47 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 3:23So 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 1:28
The 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Acts 7:55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- Ezekiel 1:28
Through
Ezekiel 10:4Then 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…
it leads to
- Revelation 15:8
And 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.
- Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
- Ezekiel 11:22–23
Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Revelation 15:8
Through
Ezekiel 8:4And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 3:22–23
And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
- Ezekiel 1:26–28
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
- Ezekiel 3:22–23
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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); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.