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They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD&#8217s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the LORD’s Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/10.htm">New King James Version</a> And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When the cherubim departed, they lifted their wings and rose up from the ground in my sight with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD’S house, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> When the cherubim departed, they lifted their wings and rose up from the earth in my sight with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD&#8217S house, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When the cherubim departed, they lifted their wings and rose up from the earth in my sight with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD’s house. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When the cherubim departed, they lifted their wings and rose up from the earth in my sight with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of Yahweh, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As I looked at them, the cherubim lifted up their wings and rose up from the earth, they departed with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel hovered over them. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes; the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD’s house. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes; the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stood at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD&#8217s house. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They spread their wings and flew into the air with the wheels at their side. They stopped at the east gate of the temple, and the LORD's glory was above them. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The angels lifted their wings and rose from the ground. I was watching them as they left with the wheels beside them. The angels stood at the door to the east gate of the LORD's temple, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> They spread their wings and flew up from the earth while I was watching, and the wheels went with them. They paused at the east gate of the Temple, and the dazzling light was over them. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> The cherubim lifted their wings and rose above the earth while I watched. They went out, along with their wheels, and stood at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD's Temple as the glory of Israel's God remained above, covering them. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them. <a href="/net/ezekiel/10.htm">NET Bible</a> The cherubim spread their wings, and they rose up from the earth while I watched (when they went the wheels went alongside them). They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD's temple as the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they 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. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the cherubim 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/10.htm">World English Bible</a> The cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, with the wheels beside them. Then they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the cherubim lift up their wings, and are lifted up from the earth before my eyes; in their going forth, the wheels [are] also alongside them, and he stands at the opening of the east gate of the house of YHWH, and the glory of the God of Israel [is] over them from above. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the cherubs lift up their wings, and are lifted up from the earth before mine eyes; in their going forth, the wheels also are over-against them, and he standeth at the opening of the east gate of the house of Jehovah, and the honour of the God of Israel is over them from above. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the cherubs will lift up their wings, and will rise from the earth before mine eyes: in their going forth and the wheels with them, and they will stand at the door of the eastern gate of the house of Jehovah; and the glory of the God of Israel over them from above.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to the east gate of the house of the Lord. And the glory of the God of Israel was over them. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/10.htm">New American Bible</a> The cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the earth before my eyes as they departed with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance of the eastern gate of the LORD’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was up above them. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The cherubim lifted up their wings and rose up from the earth in my sight as they went out with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight; when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Cherubim picked up their wings and were lifted up from the Earth before my eyes, and when they went out, the wheels were with them, and they stood at the entrance of the eastern gate of the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them; and they 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the cherubs lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went forth, the wheels were also beside them, and they stood at the entrance of the front gate of the house of the Lord; and the glory of the God of Israel was upon them above. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2193" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/10.htm">God's Glory Exits the Temple</a> …18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. 19<a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nay (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">As I watched,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: hak·kə·rū·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">the cherubim</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">their wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7426.htm" title="7426: way·yê·rō·wm·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be exalted. A primitive root; to rise.">and rose up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">with the wheels</a> <a href="/hebrew/5980.htm" title="5980: lə·‘um·mā·ṯām (Prep-l:: 3mp) -- Close by, side by side with. From amam; conjunction, i.e. Society; mostly adverb or preposition, near, beside, along with.">beside them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">as they went.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">And they stopped</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6931.htm" title="6931: haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, eastern. Or qadmoniy; from qadmown; anterior or oriental.">of the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">with the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê- (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mil·mā·‘ə·lāh (Prep-m, Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">them.</a> 20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Ezekiel 1:19-21</a> So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. / Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. / When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22-23</a> Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. / And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city. <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a> And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” <a href="/revelation/11-12.htm">Revelation 11:12</a> And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them. <a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a> As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9</a> After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a> In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... <a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5-8</a> After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven. / And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests. / Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. ... <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-38</a> Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. ... <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a> And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a> You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a> As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a> He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17</a> The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the cherubim 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.the cherubims<a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Ezekiel 1:17-21</a> When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went… <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22,23</a> 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… of the east<a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a> And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.<a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Ezekiel 43:4</a> And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.and the glory<a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Ezekiel 10:1</a> Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.<a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Ezekiel 1:26-28</a> And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Cherubims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Cherubims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-21.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 10</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over the city</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/10-8.htm">The vision of the cherubim</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Ezekiel's role as a watchman (<a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a>) is emphasized, highlighting his responsibility to witness and convey God's messages to the people of Israel.the cherubim lifted their wings Cherubim are angelic beings associated with the presence and glory of God. Their lifting of wings signifies readiness for movement and action, symbolizing the mobility of God's presence. In the context of the temple, cherubim are often seen as guardians of sacred spaces (<a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a>).and rose up from the ground This movement signifies a departure, indicating a shift in the divine presence. The rising from the ground can symbolize God's judgment and the impending departure of His glory from the temple, a significant event in the narrative of Israel's history.with the wheels beside them as they went The wheels are part of the vision of the divine chariot, representing God's omnipresence and omnipotence. The wheels' presence alongside the cherubim suggests the interconnectedness of God's heavenly and earthly domains, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a>.And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD The east gate holds significance as the primary entrance to the temple, often associated with the coming and going of God's glory. This stopping point marks a moment of transition, as the glory of God prepares to leave the temple, foreshadowing the exile and destruction of Jerusalem.with the glory of the God of Israel above them The glory of God, often depicted as a radiant presence, signifies His holiness and majesty. Its position above the cherubim underscores God's sovereignty and the centrality of His presence in the life of Israel. This glory departing from the temple is a profound moment, indicating the seriousness of Israel's sin and the impending judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a> Angelic beings associated with the presence and glory of God. In Ezekiel's vision, they are depicted as having wings and are closely connected to the divine chariot. 2. <a href="/topical/w/wheels.htm">Wheels</a> Part of the divine chariot vision, symbolizing the mobility and omnipresence of God's glory. The wheels move in unison with the cherubim. 3. <a href="/topical/e/east_gate.htm">East Gate</a> The location in the temple complex where the cherubim and the glory of God pause. The east gate holds significance as a place of entrance and exit, symbolizing transition and movement. 4. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_the_lord.htm">House of the LORD</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites and the dwelling place of God's presence. 5. <a href="/topical/g/glory_of_the_god_of_israel.htm">Glory of the God of Israel</a> Represents God's manifest presence and majesty. In this vision, it is depicted as being above the cherubim, indicating divine authority and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mobility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mobility</a> God's presence is not confined to a single location. The vision of the cherubim and wheels illustrates His ability to move and act throughout creation. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a> The glory of God demands reverence and awe. As believers, we are called to approach God with a sense of His holiness and majesty. <a href="/topical/t/transition_and_change.htm">Transition and Change</a> The movement to the east gate signifies a transition. In our lives, God may lead us through changes, and we must trust His guidance and timing. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_guidance.htm">Divine Protection and Guidance</a> The cherubim, as guardians of God's presence, remind us of His protection and guidance in our lives. We can rely on His presence to lead us. <a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god_in_worship.htm">The Presence of God in Worship</a> The temple was the center of worship, and God's glory was central to it. In our worship, we should seek to honor and glorify God, recognizing His presence among us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 10</a> <a href="/q/do_angels_possess_wings.htm">Do angels possess wings?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_cherubim_have_four_faces.htm">In Ezekiel 10:14, why do the cherubim have four faces, seemingly inconsistent with other biblical angelic descriptions?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_'eyes_on_wheels'_fit_science.htm">In Ezekiel 10:12, how can 'eyes all around' on the wheels align with any natural or scientific explanation?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_10's_imagery_relate_to_babylon.htm">How does the intricate temple imagery in Ezekiel 10 relate to known architecture and practices during the Babylonian captivity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Mounted up from the earth.--In <a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm" title="Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.">Ezekiel 10:3</a> the cherubim stood by "the right side of the house," and in <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm" title="Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.">Ezekiel 10:18</a> "the glory of the Lord" left the threshold, and resumed its place above the waiting cherubim; now the whole mount up from the earth, and go "to the east gate of the Lord's house"--that is, to the main entrance of the outermost court. The words "every one are not in the original, and should be omitted. "They stood," or "it stood," would be better, the vision being regarded as a whole.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - The departure has the east gate of the Lord's house for its starting point. By that gate, in the later vision of the restored temple, the glory of the Lord was to return (<a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Ezekiel 43:4</a>). For "every one" read "it," sc. the galgal, or complex structure of the chariot. The Hebrew verb is in the singular, but, as the italics show, there is no word answering to "every one." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As I watched, לְעֵינַי֙ (lə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain the cherubim הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> Probably an order of angelic beings lifted וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take their wings כַּ֠נְפֵיהֶם (kan·p̄ê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle and rose up וַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּ (way·yê·rō·wm·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7426.htm">Strong's 7426: </a> To be exalted from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the ground, הָאָ֤רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land with the wheels וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים (wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> A wheel beside לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם (lə·‘um·mā·ṯām) Preposition-l | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5980.htm">Strong's 5980: </a> Society, near, beside, along with them as they went. בְּצֵאתָ֔ם (bə·ṣê·ṯām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim And they stopped וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations at the entrance פֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> An opening, door, entrance way of the east הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י (haq·qaḏ·mō·w·nî) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6931.htm">Strong's 6931: </a> Anterior, oriental gate שַׁ֤עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel with the glory וּכְב֧וֹד (ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> Weight, splendor, copiousness of the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc above עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against them. מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ (mil·mā·‘ə·lāh) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 10:19 The cherubim lifted up their wings (Ezek. 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