Ezekiel 9 · Verse 3

Ezekiel 9:3

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
Ezekiel 9:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 9:3 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBThe glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
ASVAnd the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
YLTAnd the honour of the God of Israel hath gone up from off the cherub, on which it hath been, unto the threshold of the house.
DARBYAnd the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;
BBEAnd the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,
WebsterAnd the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which he was, to the threshhold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

What does Ezekiel 9:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. glory of ... God--which had heretofore, as a bright cloud, rested on the mercy seat between the cherubim in the holy of holies (2Sa 6:2; Psa 80:1); its departure was the presage of the temple being given up to ruin; its going from the inner sanctuary to the threshold without, towards the officers standing at the altar outside, was in order to give them the commission of vengeance.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 And he called to the man - The person here who called was that who sat on the chariot of the Divine glory. See Eze 1:26.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 9:1-4

A vision denoting the destruction of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the departure of the symbol of the Divine presence. Verses 1-4 It is a great comfort to believers, that in the midst of destroyers and destructions, there is a Mediator, a great High Priest, who has an interest in heaven, and in whom saints on earth have an interest. The representation of the Divine glory from above the ark, removed to the…

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Ezekiel 9:3 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.

וּכְב֣וֹד\׀u.khe.Vodand [the] glory ofH3519
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
נַעֲלָה֙na.'a.Lahit was taken upH5927
מֵעַ֤לme.'Alfrom onH5921
הַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.Ruvthe cherubH3742
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit had beenH1961
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon itH5921
אֶ֖ל'eltoH413
מִפְתַּ֣ןmif.Tan[the] threshold ofH4670
הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe manH376
הַלָּבֻ֣שׁha.la.Vushwho was clothedH3847
הַבַּדִּ֔יםha.ba.Dimthe linen<s>H906
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhomH834
קֶ֥סֶתKe.set<the> writing-case ofH7083
הַסֹּפֵ֖רha.so.Fer<the> scribeH5608
בְּמָתְנָֽיו\׃\ \סbe.ma.te.Nav[was] at hips hisH4975

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 9:3

  • 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 11:22-23

    Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 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.

  • Ezekiel 3:23

    Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

  • Ezekiel 43:2-4

    And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.

  • Ezekiel 8:4

    And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:23; 8:4; 10:4; 11:22,23; 43:2-4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 9:2

    And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

  • Ezekiel 9:3

    And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;

  • Ezekiel 9:4

    And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

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Ezekiel 9:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la gloria del Dios de Israel se alzó de sobre el querubín sobre el cual había estado, al umbral de la casa: y llamó Jehová al varón vestido de lienzos, que tenía á su cintura la escribanía de escribano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la gloire du Dieu d’Israël s’éleva de dessus le chérubin sur lequel elle était, et vint sur le seuil de la maison; et il cria à l’homme vêtu de lin, qui avait l’encrier d’écrivain à ses reins;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Herrlichkeit des Gottes Israels erhob sich von dem Cherub, über welchem sie war, zu der Schwelle des Hauses hin. Und er rief dem in Linnen gekleideten Manne, der das Schreibzeug an seiner Hüfte hatte,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et gloria Domini Israël assumpta est de cherub, quæ erat super eum ad limen domus: et vocavit virum qui indutus erat lineis, et atramentarium scriptoris habebat in lumbis suis: