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Ezekiel 43:4

God's presenceGod's holiness

2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

3 The 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 River Kebar. I fell facedown,

and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.

5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
KJV
And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
WEB
The LORD’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east.
ASV
And the glory of Jehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
DARBY
And the glory of Jehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose front was toward the east.
BLB
And the glory of YHWH came into the temple [by] the way of the gate that [has] its face toward the east.
ÅB
Og Herrens herlighet dro inn i huset gjennom den port som vendte mot øst.
OTB
Og Herrens herlighet kom inn i tempelet gjennom porten som vender mot øst.
B1930
Og Herrens herlighet drog inn i huset gjennem den port som vendte mot øst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 44:2

    And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

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  • Ezekiel 10:18–19

    Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

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  • Ezekiel 43:2

    and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

    Read in context