Ezekiel 11:23

Ezekiel 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
• New International Version (NIV)The glory of the Lord went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.

Context of Ezekiel 11:23

21But as for those whose hearts go after their detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down on their heads,” declares the Lord God. 22Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them. The glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood over the mountain which is east of the city. 24And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen left me. 25And I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had shown me.

Ezekiel 11:23 word by word

וַיַּ֙עַל֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל תּ֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־הָהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִקֶּ֥דֶם לָעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is eastקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: eastH6924

Cross-references for Ezekiel 11:23

• Ezekiel 8:4And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the appearance which I saw in the plain.
• Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel ascended from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose waist was the scribe’s kit.
• Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and the temple was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 43:4And the glory of the Lord entered the house by way of the gate facing east.
• Zechariah 14:4On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west forming a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and the other half toward the south.
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
• Matthew 24:1Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.
• Ezekiel 43:2and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone from His glory.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 11:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city - This vision is no mean proof of the long-suffering of God. He did not abandon this people all at once; he departed by little and little. First, he left the temple Secondly, he stopped a little at the gate of the city. Thirdly, he departed entirely from the city and went to the Mount of Olives, which lay on the east side of the city. Having tarried there for some time to see if they would repent…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The mountain which is on the east side of the city - The Mount of Olives. The rabbis commenting on this passage said the Shechinah retired to this Mount, and there for three years called in vain to the people with human voice that they should repent. On that mountain, Christ stood, when He wept over the fair city so soon to be utterly destroyed. From that mountain he descended, amid loud Hosannas, to enter the city and temple as a Judge.Read the comment
• 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. 22-23Ezekiel’s vision of the temple (Ezekiel 8–11) ends with the chariot carrying God's glory away from the temple. The Lord's glory would leave the defiled Jerusalem, travel east to Babylon with the exiles, and share in their suffering (Ezekiel 11:16). God's glory paused briefly above the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, as if waiting for judgment to fall on the rebellious city. After departing to the east, it would return from the east to the renewed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. The Shekinah glory now moves from the east gate (Eze 10:4, 19) to the Mount of Olives, altogether abandoning the temple. The mount was chosen as being the height whence the missiles of the foe were about to descend on the city. So it was from it that Jesus ascended to heaven when about to send His judgments on the Jews; and from it He predicted its overthrow before His crucifixion (Mt 24:3). It is also to be the scene of His return in person to…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