Ezekiel 43:2

Translations

Modern

…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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east, and His voice was like the voice of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Latin

Et ecce gloria Dei Israël ingrediebatur per viam orientalem: et vox erat ei quasi vox aquarum multarum, et terra splendebat a majestate ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

…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.

Notes

Ezekiel 43:1–4

The 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 glory.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Glory with His People Israel’s Geography as Theology Jerusalem Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth Temple Legislation as Theology The Church as God’s Temple The New Community The Return of God’s Presence with His People

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
Ezekiel 11:23
And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.
Ezekiel 10:18–19
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
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 1:24
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
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.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Glory Judaism New Jerusalem Pillar of Fire and Cloud Remnant Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

The Earth: Shining with God's Glory

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