Ezekiel 10:18
New International Version
Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

New Living Translation
Then the glory of the LORD moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.

English Standard Version
Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

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

King James Bible
Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

New King James Version
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

New American Standard Bible
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

NASB 1995
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

NASB 1977
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the glory of Yahweh departed from the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.

Amplified Bible
Then the [Shekinah] glory of the LORD departed from the threshold of the temple and rested over the cherubim.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

American Standard Version
And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

Contemporary English Version
Then I watched the brightness of the LORD's glory move from the entrance of the temple and stop above the winged creatures.

English Revised Version
And the glory of the LORD went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the glory of the LORD left the temple's entrance and stood over the angels.

Good News Translation
Then the dazzling light of the LORD's presence left the entrance of the Temple and moved to a place above the creatures.

International Standard Version
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the Temple and stood over the cherubim.

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

NET Bible
Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

New Heart English Bible
The glory of the LORD went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshhold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

World English Bible
Yahweh’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the glory of YHWH goes forth from off the threshold of the house, and stands over the cherubim,

Young's Literal Translation
And go forth doth the honour of Jehovah from off the threshold of the house, and standeth over the cherubs,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the glory of Jehovah went forth from off the threshold of the house, and it will stand over the cherubs.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple, and stood above the cherubim.

New American Bible
Then the glory of the LORD left the threshold of the temple and took its place upon the cherubim.

New Revised Standard Version
Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house and stopped above the cherubim.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the glory of the LORD departed from the corner of the temple, and stood over the cherubim.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the glory of LORD JEHOVAH went out from the corners of the house and stood above the Cherubim
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the glory of the LORD went forth from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then the glory of the Lord departed from the house, and went up on the cherubs.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Glory Exits the Temple
17When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. 19As 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.…

Cross References
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 43:2-5
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. / 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. ...

1 Samuel 4:21-22
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed. / “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

Jeremiah 7:12-14
But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

2 Kings 23:27
For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”

Lamentations 2:1
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.

Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.

Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

Hosea 9:12
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

Revelation 21:22-23
But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / 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 15:8
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

Matthew 23:37-38
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! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Luke 13:34-35
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! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

John 12:36
While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

Acts 7:48-50
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’


Treasury of Scripture

Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

the glory

Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.

Ezekiel 7:20-22
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them…

Psalm 78:60,61
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; …

and stood

Ezekiel 10:3,4
Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court…

Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

2 Kings 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Then the glory of the LORD
The phrase "the glory of the LORD" in Hebrew is "כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה" (kavod-YHWH). The term "glory" (kavod) signifies weightiness, honor, and splendor. In the context of Ezekiel, it represents the manifest presence of God, which is both awe-inspiring and terrifying. Historically, the glory of the LORD was associated with the tabernacle and the temple, where God's presence dwelt among His people. This glory is a central theme in Ezekiel, symbolizing God's holiness and His relationship with Israel. The departure of this glory signifies a profound moment of judgment and sorrow, as it indicates God's withdrawal from the temple due to the people's persistent sin.

moved away from the threshold of the temple
The "threshold of the temple" refers to the entrance or the doorway of the temple, a sacred space where God's presence was most intimately encountered. The Hebrew word for "threshold" is "מִפְתָּן" (miftan), which denotes a place of transition. The movement of God's glory away from this threshold is symbolic of a significant shift. It marks the beginning of God's departure from the temple, a place that was meant to be His dwelling among His people. This movement is a direct consequence of Israel's idolatry and rebellion, highlighting the seriousness of their sin and the resulting separation from God.

and stood above the cherubim
The "cherubim" are angelic beings often associated with the presence and throne of God. In Hebrew, "כְּרוּבִים" (keruvim) are depicted as guardians of sacred spaces, as seen in the Garden of Eden and the Ark of the Covenant. In Ezekiel's vision, the cherubim are part of the divine chariot, symbolizing God's mobility and sovereignty. The glory of the LORD standing above the cherubim indicates that God's presence is not confined to the temple; He is sovereign and can move as He wills. This imagery serves as a reminder of God's holiness and the reverence due to Him, even as He prepares to leave the temple due to the people's unfaithfulness.

Verse 18. - Then the glory of the Lord, etc. The chariot throne was, as it were, ready for its kingly Rider. The "glory"-cloud, or Shechinah. takes its place over them, and the departure begins. From that hour the temple was, in Ezekiel's thoughts, to be, till the time of restoration contemplated in ch. 40-48, what Shiloh had been, a God-deserted place. We arc reminded of the voice which Josephus tells us was heard before the final destruction of the second temple, exclaiming, "Let us depart hence," as the priests were making ready for the Pentecostal feast ('Bell. Jud.,' 6:05. 3).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the glory
כְּב֣וֹד (kə·ḇō·wḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

of the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

moved away
וַיֵּצֵא֙ (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

from over
מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the threshold
מִפְתַּ֣ן (mip̄·tan)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4670: A stretcher, a sill

of the temple
הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and stood
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

above
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the cherubim.
הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings


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