Ezekiel 43:2

Ezekiel 43:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory.

Context of Ezekiel 43:2

1Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. 3The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. 4The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.

Ezekiel 43:2 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֗ה כְּבוֹד֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֖א מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וְקוֹל֗וֹ כְּקוֹל֙ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים וְהָאָ֖רֶץ הֵאִ֥ירָה מִכְּבֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And, behold, the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• of the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• and his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shinedאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:2

• Ezekiel 1:28Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
• Ezekiel 3:23So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
• Ezekiel 9:3Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side
• Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.
• Isaiah 6:3And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
• John 12:41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
• Ezekiel 11:23The glory of the Lord went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it.
• Ezekiel 1:24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Revelation 1:15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
• Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• 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.
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
• Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
• Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.
• Revelation 18:1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east - This was the chariot of cherubim, wheels, etc., which he saw at the river Chebar. And this glory, coming from the east, is going to enter into the eastern gate of the temple, and thence to shine out upon the whole earth. Is there not a mystery here? All knowledge, all religion, and all arts and sciences, have traveled, according to the course of the sun, From East To West! From that quarter…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The sacred spaces mentioned earlier were useless when empty (see Ezekiel 37:7–8). The temple needed the presence of the God of Israel's glory to be meaningful. This glory had left in Ezekiel 10. Now, it would return from the east, the same direction it had left. Unlike its slow and hesitant departure, its return would be sudden, with the loud roar of rushing waters (see Ezekiel 1:24; Revelation 1:15). As usual, the prophet fell face down in awe of this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27Everything was now ready for His reception. As the Shekinah glory was the peculiar distinction of the old temple, so it was to be in the new in a degree as much more transcendent as the proportions of the new exceeded those of the old. The fact that the Shekinah glory was not in the second temple proves that it cannot be that temple which is meant in the prophecy. 2. the way of the east--the way whereby the glory had departed (Eze 11:22, 23), and rested…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Glory
• Leviticus
• Noise
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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