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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.

Context of Ezekiel 10:18

16When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side. 17When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them. Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized 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 rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 7:20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols. They made it into vile images; therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.
• Jeremiah 6:8Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”
• Jeremiah 7:12“ ‘Go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.
• Hosea 9:12Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
• Ezekiel 10:3Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
• Genesis 3:24After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
• 2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
• Psalms 18:10He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.

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