Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house.
- KJV So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
- NKJV The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
- NASB And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.
- NLT Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple.
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Quick answer
The Spirit lifts Ezekiel into the inner court, and the glory of Yahweh fills the house. God's presence completely fills his temple.
Overview
Caught up by the Spirit, Ezekiel sees the glory of the Lord fill the whole temple, just as it filled the tabernacle and Solomon's temple at their dedication (Exodus 40:34, 1 Kings 8:11). The filling signals God's full acceptance of and dwelling in his house. This fullness anticipates Christ, in whom all the fullness of God dwells (Colossians 2:9), and the church filled with God's Spirit.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- 2 Cor 12:2–4I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
- Ezek 11:24And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
- 1 Kgs 8:10–11And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Ezek 8:3He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
- Ezek 37:1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
- Ezek 44:4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
- Acts 8:39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Ezek 3:12–14Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: ‘Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!’
- 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.
- 1 Kgs 18:12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
- 2 Chr 5:14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
- Song 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Isa 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Exod 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Ezek 40:2In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Hag 2:7–9I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- 2 Kgs 2:16“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
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