Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 11:24
24The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,
Ezekiel 11:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
- New International Version (NIV)The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. Then the vision I had seen went up from me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.
Context of Ezekiel 11:24
22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 23The glory of the Lord rose up from within the city and stopped on the mountain east of the city. The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me, 25I spoke to the exiles about all the things the Lord had shown me.
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וְר֣וּחַ נְשָׂאַ֗תְנִי וַתְּבִיאֵ֤נִי כַשְׂדִּ֙ימָה֙ אֶל־הַגּוֹלָ֔ה בַּמַּרְאֶ֖ה בְּר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֙עַל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Afterwards the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- took me upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- me in a visionמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- into Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
- to them of the captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- that I had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:24
- Ezekiel 11:1The Spirit then lifted me up and brought me to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house, which faces east, and at the gate’s entrance were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
- Ezekiel 8:3He stretched out what appeared to be a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate that faces north, where the offensive statue that provokes jealousy was located.
- 2 Kings 2:16Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are fifty strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.” He answered, “Don’t send them.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:3I know that this man — whether in the body or out of the body I don’t know; God knows —
- Ezekiel 1:3the word of the Lord came directly to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. The Lord’s hand was on him there.
- Ezekiel 3:12The Spirit then lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me — bless the glory of the Lord in his place! —
- Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon — there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.
- Genesis 17:22When he finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.
- Genesis 35:13Then God withdrew from him at the place where he had spoken to him.
- Acts 10:16This happened three times, and suddenly the object was taken up into heaven.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 11:24
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-25Verses 22-25 Here is the departure of God's presence from the city and temple. It was from the Mount of Olives that the vision went up, typifying the ascension of Christ to heaven from that very mountain. Though the Lord will not forsake his people, yet he may be driven away from any part of his visible church by their sins, and woe will be upon them when He withdraws his presence, glory, and protection.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This section describes how the people defiled (made unclean by sin) the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8). Because of this sin, the Lord left the temple. After he left, the city and the temple were destroyed (9:1–11:13). At first, this sounds like only bad news. But for those already living in exile, it was also good news. The Lord was not limited to the temple in Jerusalem. He would come to be with his people in exile. By coming to dwell with them, the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. brought me in a vision--not in actual fact, but in ecstatic vision. He had been as to the outward world all the time before the elders (Eze 8:3) in Chaldea; he now reports what he had witnessed with the inner eye.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 11
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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