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Ezekiel 10:19
As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel narrates a vision to himself at the moment the divine glory shifts from the temple threshold and the cherubim prepare to depart.
The words — וַיִּשְׂאוּ (va-yiśʾû) and וַיֵּרֹמוּ (va-yērômû) literally mean "and they lifted up" and "and they rose," describing the cherubim's physical ascent from the earth.
The thread — The cherubim's coordinated motion and the positioning of God's glory above them reappear in Ezekiel 1:17 regarding their movement, in Ezekiel 1:26 describing the throne above the expanse, and in Ezekiel 8:16 near the temple entrance.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe the precise departure of divine presence from the sanctuary and to recognize that God's glory moves with the living creatures rather than remaining fixed to the building.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 1:17 As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
- Ezekiel 1:26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
- Ezekiel 8:16 So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
- Ezekiel 10:1 And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Ezekiel 11:1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
- Ezekiel 11:22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Ezekiel 43:4 and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.