Ezekiel 10:3

Ezekiel 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

Context of Ezekiel 10:3

1Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne. 2And the Lord spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, “Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered as I watched. Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered; and a cloud [the Shekinah glory of God] filled the inner courtyard. 4Then the glory and brilliance of the Lord moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory. 5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

Ezekiel 10:3 word by word

וְהַכְּרֻבִ֗ים עֹֽמְדִ֛ים מִימִ֥ין לַבַּ֖יִת בְּבֹא֣וֹ הָאִ֑ישׁ וְהֶעָנָ֣ן מָלֵ֔א אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֖ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• on the right sideיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• when the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and the cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the innerפְּנִימִיpenîymîy · innerH6442
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:3

• Ezekiel 9:3Then the [Shekinah] glory and brilliance of the God of Israel (the cloud) went up from the cherubim on which it had rested, to [stand above] the threshold of the [Lord’s] temple. And the Lord called to the man clothed with linen, who had the scribe’s writing case at his side.
• Ezekiel 43:4And the glory and brilliance of the Lord entered the temple by way of the gate facing toward the east.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3On the right side of the house - The right hand always marked the south among the Hebrews.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3On the right side - On the south Ezekiel 47:2. The idolatries had been seen on the north side. On the south stood the “cherubim” ready to receive and bear away the glory of the Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-22The glory of the Lord did not leave the temple all at once. It moved slowly, step by step, almost as if it was unwilling to depart (Ezekiel 10:4). First, the glory of the Lord moved from above the cherubim in the Most Holy Place. Then it went to the entrance of the temple and stopped there for a time. After that, it rose above the cherubim again (Ezekiel 10:18) and moved to the east gate of the courtyard, where it paused once more (10:19). Eventually, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. right ... of ... house--The scene of the locality whence judgment emanates is the temple, to mark God's vindication of His holiness injured there. The cherubim here are not those in the holy of holies, for the latter had not "wheels." They stood on "the right of the house," that is, the south, for the Chaldean power, guided by them, had already advanced from the north (the direction of Babylon), and had destroyed the men in the temple, and was now…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:3

• Cloud
• Temple
• Vision

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings