And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s glory went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
- NASB The glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood over the mountain which is east of the city.
- NLT Then the glory of the Lord went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.
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Quick answer
God's glory rises out of Jerusalem and halts on the mountain east of the city, signaling that He is abandoning the temple to judgment.
Overview
The glory's pause on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, dramatizes the LORD departing from His house because of its defilement. This is the tragic low point of Ezekiel's temple vision. Yet it foreshadows hope: Ezekiel later sees the glory return (43:1-5), and the same Mount of Olives is where Christ would weep over the city and later ascend.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Zech 14:4On 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.
- Ezek 8:4And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
- Ezek 10:4Then 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.
- Ezek 43:2and 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.
- Matt 23:37O 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!
- Ezek 9:3Then 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.
- Ezek 10:18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
- Ezek 43:4and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
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