Ezekiel 10:18

Ezekiel 10:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

Context of Ezekiel 10:18

16When they moved, the wheels that were beside them also moved. When the cherubs lifted up their wings to fly into the air, the wheels moved beside them. 17When the cherubs stood still, the wheels also stood still. And when the cherubs rose in the air, the wheels also rose with them. This was because the spirit of the living things was in the wheels. Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the entrance of the temple. It stopped at a place above the cherubs. 19Then the cherubs lifted up their wings and they rose up from the ground. The wheels also moved with them. I watched them do this. They stopped by the east gate of the Lord's temple. The glory of Israel's God stayed above them. 20They were the same living things that I had seen beside the Kebar River when they were under Israel's God. I realized that they were cherubs.

Ezekiel 10:18 word by word

וַיֵּצֵא֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• departedיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from off the thresholdמִפְתָּןmiphtân · thresholdH4670
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• over the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:18

• Ezekiel 10:4Then the Lord's bright glory rose up. It went up from above the cherubs. It moved to the entrance of the temple. The cloud filled the temple. The bright glory of the Lord's shone everywhere in the yard.
• Ezekiel 7:20They were proud of their beautiful jewels. They used them to make disgusting idols and images. That is why I, the Lord, have made them hate their valuable things.
• Psalms 78:60He went away from his home at Shiloh. That was the tent where he lived among people.
• Jeremiah 6:8Listen to me as I warn you, Jerusalem. If not, I will turn away from you. I will destroy you completely. Nobody will live on your land any more.’
• Jeremiah 7:12“Go to Shiloh, and see what I did there. It was the first place that I chose where people would worship me. But I destroyed it because of the wicked things that my people, the Israelites, did.
• Hosea 9:12But even if they do have children, I will cause them all to die so that none are still alive. It will be a terrible time for the Israelites, because I will turn away from them.
• Matthew 23:37Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed God's prophets. They have thrown stones to kill other people that God has sent to you. Many times, I have wanted to bring all of your people near to me. A female bird covers her babies with her body to make them safe. But you would not let me keep you from danger like that.
• Ezekiel 10:3The cherubs stood at the south side of the temple when the man went in among them. A cloud filled the inside yard of the temple.
• Genesis 3:24Then God put cherubs to be guards for the garden. God put them on the east side of the garden. There was also a sword of fire that moved quickly from side to side. As a result, nobody could go near to the tree that gives life.
• 2 Kings 2:11So they walked along and they talked together. Suddenly a chariot that was burning with fire appeared. The horses that pulled it were also burning with fire. The chariot went between Elijah and Elisha. Elijah went up to heaven in a storm of wind.
• Psalms 18:10He sat on a cherub and he flew. The wind carried him as he travelled.
• Psalms 68:17God has millions of chariots. The Lord has come from Sinai mountain to his own holy place.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:18

• 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. 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. 1818. The departure of the symbol of God's presence from the temple preparatory to the destruction of the city. Foretold in De 31:17. Woe be to those from whom God departs (Ho 9:12)! Compare 1Sa 28:15, 16; 4:21: "I-chabod, Thy glory is departed." Successive steps are marked in His departure; so slowly and reluctantly does the merciful God leave His house. First He leaves the sanctuary (Eze 9:3); He elevates His throne above the threshold of the house (Eze…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:18

• Cloud
• Shekinah
• Wheel

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Living creatures
• Threshold
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Ezekiel
• Glory
• Living Creature
• Zedekiah (2)

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