Ezekiel 10 · Verse 18

Ezekiel 10:18

Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
Ezekiel 10:18, King James Version

Ezekiel 10:18 in other translations

BSBThen the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
WEBThe LORD’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.
ASVAnd the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
YLTAnd go forth doth the honour of Jehovah from off the threshold of the house, and standeth over the cherubs,
DARBYAnd the glory of Jehovah departed from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
BBEThen the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.
WebsterThen the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshhold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.

What does Ezekiel 10:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. The departure of the symbol of God's presence from the temple preparatory to the destruction of the city. Foretold in De 31:17. Woe be to those from whom God departs (Ho 9:12)! Compare 1Sa 28:15, 16; 4:21: "I-chabod, Thy glory is departed." Successive steps are marked in His departure; so slowly and reluctantly does the merciful God leave His house. First He leaves the sanctuary (Eze 9:3); He elevates His throne above the threshold of the house (Eze 10:1); leaving the cherubim He sits on the throne (Eze 10:4); He and the cherubim, after standing for a time at the door of the east gate (where was the exit to the lower court of the people), leave the house altogether (Eze 10:18, 19), not to return till Eze 43:2.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 10:8-22

Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure. The Spirit of life, the Spirit of God, directs all creatures, in heaven and on earth, so as to make them serve the Divine purpose. God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when ready to depart…

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Ezekiel 10:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and it went outH3318
כְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] glory ofH3519
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom atH5921
מִפְתַּ֣ןmif.Tan[the] threshold ofH4670
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Modand it stood stillH5975
עַל\־'al-aboveH5921
הַכְּרוּבִֽים\׃ha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742

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Cross references for Ezekiel 10:18

  • Psalms 18:10

    And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

  • Matthew 23:37-39

    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 78:60-61

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

  • Jeremiah 7:12-14

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 6:8

    Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

  • 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. And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

  • Hosea 9:12

    Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

  • Psalms 68:17-18

    The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

  • 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. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the glory.
4; 7:20-22; Ps 78:60,61; Jer 6:8; 7:12-14; Ho 9:12; Mt 23:37-39
and stood.
3,4; Ge 3:24; 2Ki 2:11; Ps 18:10; 68:17,18

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Context

  • Ezekiel 10:17

    When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

  • Ezekiel 10:18

    Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

  • Ezekiel 10:19

    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.

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Ezekiel 10:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la gloria de Jehová se salió de sobre el umbral de la casa, y paró sobre los querubines.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la gloire de l’ Éternel sortit de dessus le seuil de la maison, et se tint au-dessus des chérubins.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Herrlichkeit Jehovas begab sich von der Schwelle des Hauses hinweg und stellte sich über die Cherubim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et egressa est gloria Domini a limine templi, et stetit super cherubim.