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 the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side. 17When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19The cherubim spread their wings, and they rose up from the earth while I watched (when they went the wheels went alongside them). They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the Lord’s temple as the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. 20These were the living creatures which I saw at the Kebar River underneath the God of Israel; I knew that they were cherubim.

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 glory of the Lord arose from the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud while the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.
• Ezekiel 7:20They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images – their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men.
• Jeremiah 6:8So take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate, a place where no one can live.”
• Jeremiah 7:12So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did.
• Hosea 9:12Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.
• Matthew 23:37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!
• Ezekiel 10:3(The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.)
• Genesis 3:24When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
• 2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.
• Psalms 18:10He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 68:17God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

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