Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me.
Parallel translations
- WEB I heard one speaking to me out of the house; and a man stood by me.
- KJV And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
- BSB While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,
- NASB Then I heard Him speaking to me from the house, while a man was standing beside me.
- NLT And I heard someone speaking to me from within the Temple, while the man who had been measuring stood beside me.
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Quick answer
Ezekiel hears a voice speaking to him from within the house, with a man standing beside him. God himself now addresses the prophet from his dwelling.
Overview
From within the glory-filled temple, God speaks to Ezekiel, with his angelic guide at his side. The Lord who has returned now communicates his will to his people through the prophet. God's speaking from his dwelling assures Israel that his presence brings not only glory but living relationship, fully expressed in Christ, the Word who speaks God's heart to us (Hebrews 1:1-2).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 40:3He brought me there; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
- Lev 1:1Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
- Isa 66:6A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Yahweh that repays his enemies what they deserve.
- Rev 16:1I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”
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The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.
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