Ezekiel 10:20

Ezekiel 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim.

Context of Ezekiel 10:20

18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. 19As 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. These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. 21Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings. 22Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.

Ezekiel 10:20 word by word

הִ֣יא הַחַיָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֛יתִי תַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּֽנְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וָאֵדַ֕ע כִּ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• Theseהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• were the living creaturesחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• beneathתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• by the Riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Kebarכְּבָרkebâr · ChebarH3529
• and I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• were cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:20

• Ezekiel 10:15Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
• Ezekiel 1:22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
• 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.
• Ezekiel 1:1In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
• 1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
• 1 Kings 7:36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And I knew that they were the cherubims - This formation of the plural is quite improper. In general, Hebrew nouns of the masculine gender end in ים im, in the plural; the s, therefore, should never be added to such. Cherub is singular; cherubim is plural. The s should be uniformly expunged. I have already referred to the end of this chapter for farther information relative to this glorious chariot of Jehovah; but I must say that I have met with nothing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20In this departure of the glory of the Lord from the temple, the seer recognizes for the first time the full meaning of the vision which he had seen on the banks of Chebar Ezekiel 1. What he had seen there (did indeed imply that Yahweh had forsaken His house; but now this is made clear. The Glory has left the holy of holies, has appeared in the court, has been enthroned on the Living Four, and with them has departed from the temple. It is now clear that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure. The Spirit of life, the Spirit of God, directs all creatures, in heaven and on earth, so as to make them serve the Divine purpose. God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when ready to depart, would return to them, if they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22From this point on, the city was doomed. God had shown his powerful and fearsome glory in the opening chapter of Ezekiel. Now that same God had left the city. Without his presence, Jerusalem no longer had protection or hope. Judgment would surely come.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. I knew ... cherubim--By the second sight of the cherubim, he learned to identify them with the angelic forms situated above the ark of the covenant in the temple, which as a priest, he "knew" about from the high priest.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Euphrates River, the River
• Living Creature
• Chebar
• Cherub
• Living creatures
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Creature, Living

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