Ezekiel 3:12

Ezekiel 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!”

Context of Ezekiel 3:12

10Furthermore, He said to me: “Son of man, receive in your heart and hear with your ears all My words that I will speak to you. 11Go to the exiles, to the children of your people. Speak to them. Tell them, ‘Thus says Adonai Elohim.’ Whether they will listen or whether they will refuse to listen.” Then the Ruach lifted me up. I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake—“Blessed is the glory of Adonai from His place!”— 13also the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, the sound of the wheels beside them and the sound of a great earthquake. 14The Ruach lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit. The hand of Adonai was strong upon me.

Ezekiel 3:12 word by word

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי ר֔וּחַ וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע אַחֲרַ֔י ק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֑וֹל בָּר֥וּךְ כְּבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• took me upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• and I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• behindאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• me a voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• rushingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• from his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:12

• Ezekiel 3:14The Ruach lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit. The hand of Adonai was strong upon me.
• Ezekiel 2:2As He spoke to me, the Ruach came upon me and stood me up on my feet. I heard Him speaking to me again.
• Ezekiel 8:3Something like the form of a hand stretched out, and took me by the hair of my head. The Ruach lifted me up between the earth and the heaven. He brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court facing north—where the idol that provokes furious jealousy was.
• Ezekiel 11:1Then the Ruach lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of Adonai’s House, facing east. Behold, at the door of the gate, were 25 men. I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
• Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day—the hand of Adonai was on me, and He brought me there.
• 1 Kings 18:12But as soon as I leave you, the Ruach Adonai may carry you off where I wouldn’t know. Then, when I come and tell Ahab and he can’t find you, he’ll kill me! Now I, your servant, have feared Adonai since my youth.
• 2 Kings 2:16Then they said to him, “Behold now, there are 50 strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Ruach Adonai has taken him up and cast him onto some mountain or into some valley.” But he said, “Don’t send them.”
• Acts 8:39When they came up out of the water, the Ruach Adonai snatched Philip away. The eunuch saw no more of him, for he went on his way, rejoicing.
• Acts 2:2Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
• Revelation 1:10I was in the Ruach on the Day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice like that of a trumpet,
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be Adonai Elohim, God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
• Psalms 103:20Bless Adonai, you angels of His: mighty in strength, performing His word, upon hearing the utterance of His word.
• Psalms 148:2Praise Him all His angels! Praise Him all His armies.
• Isaiah 6:3One called out to another, and said: “Holy, holy, holy, is Adonai-Tzva’ot! The whole earth is full of His glory.”
• Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders—their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
• Revelation 19:6Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude—like the roar of rushing waters or like the rumbling of powerful thunder—saying, “Halleluyah! For Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot reigns!

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Then the Spirit took me up - This, as Calmet remarks, has been variously understood. An impetuous wind carried him to the place where his brethren sojourned. The Holy Spirit, which filled his heart, transported him in a moment to the place where the captives were. Or, he was so transported with heavenly ardour in his mind, that he ran immediately off, and seemed to fly to the place where God commanded him to go. The promptitude and impetuosity of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I heard behind me - The commission having been given, and the prophet transported to the place of his ministry, the chariot of the vision passes away with the proper tokens Ezekiel 1:24-25. A voice from above the firmament is now heard proclaiming the divine glory. From his place - The place where the glory of the Lord had revealed itself in the vision. The words are to be joined to “saying:” put a comma after Lord.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his generation. The Lord told the prophet he had appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!: In the Hebrew text, this sentence is difficult. It appears in an unexpected place, and its grammar is unusual. Because of this, translators are not certain how best to understand it. The Berean Standard Bible includes an alternate reading in a footnote: “sound behind me as the glory of the LORD rose from its place!” This alternate reading comes from changing one Hebrew letter. A small change like…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Ac 8:39). Ezekiel's abode heretofore had not been the most suitable for his work. He, therefore, is guided by the Spirit to Tel-Abib, the chief town of the Jewish colony of captives: there he sat on the ground, "the throne of the miserable" (Ezr 9:3; La 1:1-3), seven days, the usual period for manifesting deep grief (Job 2:13; see Psa 137:1), thus winning their confidence by sympathy in their sorrow. He is accompanied by the cherubim which had been…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:12

• God
• Praise
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Hard
• Living creatures
• Warning
• Agabus
• Creature
• Creature, Living
• Glory
• Holy Spirit

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3

• 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