Ezekiel 9:3

1 Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”

2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

5 And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
KJV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
WEB
The glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
ASV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer`s inkhorn by his side.
DARBY
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;
BLB
And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been upon it, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen, who [had] the inkhorn of a scribe at his side;
ÅB
Og Israels Guds herlighet hevet seg opp fra kjerubene, som den hvilte på, og flyttet seg til husets dørtreskel, og han ropte til den mann som var kledd i linklærne og hadde skrivetøyet ved sin lend.
OTB
Nå steg Israels Guds herlighet opp fra kjerubene, hvor den hadde vært, til templets terskel. Så kalte Han på mannen kledd i lin som hadde skriveredskapet ved hoften.
B1930
Og Israels Guds herlighet hevet sig op fra kjerubene, som den hvilte på, og flyttet sig til husets dørtreskel, og han ropte til den mann som var klædd i linklærne og hadde skrivetøiet ved sin lend.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 10:4

    Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 11:22–23

    Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

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  • Ezekiel 3:23

    So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

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  • Ezekiel 43:2–4

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 8:4

    And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

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