Ezekiel 11:23

Translations

Modern

And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.

Traditional

And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

Literal

And the glory of YHWH went up from the midst of the city, and it stood on the mountain that is on the east of the city.

Latin

…et ascendit gloria Domini de medio civitatis, stetitque super montem qui est ad orientem urbis.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.

Notes

Ezekiel 11:22–23

Ezekiel’s vision of the temple (Ezekiel 8–11) ends with the chariot carrying God's glory away from the temple. The Lord's glory would leave the defiled Jerusalem, travel east to Babylon with the exiles, and share in their suffering (Ezekiel 11:16).

God's glory paused briefly above the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, as if waiting for judgment to fall on the rebellious city. After departing to the east, it would return from the east to the renewed temple (Ezekiel 43).

Ezekiel 8:1–11:25

This section describes how the people defiled (made unclean by sin) the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8). Because of this sin, the Lord left the temple. After he left, the city and the temple were destroyed (9:1–11:13).

At first, this sounds like only bad news. But for those already living in exile, it was also good news. The Lord was not limited to the temple in Jerusalem. He would come to be with his people in exile.

By coming to dwell with them, the Lord showed that the exiles were not forgotten. They were the ones who carried hope for the future of God’s people.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Glory with His People Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth Temple Legislation as Theology The Return of God’s Presence with His People

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Zechariah 14:4
On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
Ezekiel 8:4
And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
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.
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.
Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
Matthew 23:37–24:2
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Ezekiel 9:3
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.
Ezekiel 43:4
…and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Haggai, Book of Mount of Olives Temple

Topics

Cloud: Appearances of in Ezekiel's Vision Cloud: Pillar of

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