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International Version</a></span><br />Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel <i>was</i> over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel <i>was</i> high above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the [Shekinah] glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the LORD had finished speaking, the winged creatures spread their wings and flew into the air, and the wheels were beside them. The brightness of the LORD's glory above them <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the angels raised their wings, with the wheels beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was above them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The living creatures began to fly, and the wheels went with them. The dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel was over them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the cherubim arose, with their wheels alongside, and the glory of Israel's God remained above and over them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim spread their wings with their wheels alongside them while the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the cherubim raised their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was over them above. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels [are] alongside them, and the glory of the God of Israel [is] over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the cherubs lift up their wings, and the wheels are over-against them, and the honour of the God of Israel is over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the cherubs will lift up their wings, and the wheels with them; and the glory of the God of Israel over them from above.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and the wheels with them: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels with them. And the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted their wings and the wheels alongside them, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels with them, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then the cherubs lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">God's Glory Leaves Jerusalem</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: hak·kə·rū·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">Then 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/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/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.">spread</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/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.">and 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.">was 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> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a></span><br />Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2-5</a></span><br />and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. / The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown, / and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Ezekiel 1:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12-14</a></span><br />Then 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!” / It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound. / So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Ezekiel 8:4</a></span><br />And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a></span><br />The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a></span><br />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, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Revelation 4:2-3</a></span><br />At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. / The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a></span><br />After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Acts 7:55-56</a></span><br />But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. / “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-50.htm">Luke 24:50-51</a></span><br />When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. / While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Ezekiel 1:19,20</a></b></br> And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Ezekiel 10:19</a></b></br> And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also <i>were</i> beside them, and <i>every one</i> stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel <i>was</i> over them above.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Cherubims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Hovered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-20.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-21.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Cherubims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Hovered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">The presumption of the princes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-4.htm">Their sin and judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">The glory of God leaves the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel is returned to the captivity</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/ezekiel/11.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then the cherubim</b><br />The term "cherubim" refers to angelic beings often associated with the presence and majesty of God. In Hebrew, "cherubim" (כְּרוּבִים) is the plural form of "cherub." These beings are depicted as guardians of sacred spaces, such as the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a>) and the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-22</a>). In Ezekiel's vision, the cherubim symbolize the divine presence and the holiness of God. Their role as protectors and carriers of God's throne underscores the transcendence and sovereignty of God over all creation.<p><b>with the wheels beside them</b><br />The "wheels" are part of the complex vision of God's chariot-throne described in <a href="/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a>. The Hebrew word for "wheels" is "אוֹפַנִּים" (ophanim), which suggests movement and the omnipresence of God. The wheels, full of eyes, indicate God's all-seeing nature and His ability to move and act throughout the earth. This imagery emphasizes that God's presence is not confined to a single location but is dynamic and active in the world.<p><b>spread their wings</b><br />The act of spreading wings signifies readiness for movement and action. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, it represents the cherubim's role in facilitating the movement of God's glory. The wings also symbolize protection and the covering of God's holiness. This imagery is reminiscent of the wings of the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, which covered the mercy seat, highlighting God's mercy and the reverence due to His presence.<p><b>and the glory of the God of Israel</b><br />The "glory" (כָּבוֹד, kavod) of God is a central theme in Ezekiel's visions. It represents the manifest presence and majesty of God. In the Hebrew Bible, God's glory is often associated with light, power, and holiness. The phrase "the God of Israel" reaffirms the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people. Despite Israel's rebellion and the impending judgment, God's glory remains a testament to His faithfulness and the hope of restoration.<p><b>was above them</b><br />The positioning of God's glory "above them" signifies His supreme authority and transcendence. It indicates that God's presence is exalted and sovereign over all creation, including the cherubim and the wheels. This imagery serves as a reminder of God's ultimate control over the events of history and His ability to bring about His divine purposes. It reassures the faithful that, despite the chaos and judgment depicted in Ezekiel, God's glory and plan for redemption remain steadfast and unshakable.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">And the wheels beside them.</span>--These are the wheels described as with the cherubim, and animated in their movements by one common impulse with them and, as all along, the Divine glory was above.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 22, 23.</span> - Another stage of the departure of the Divine glory closes the vision. It had rested over the middle of the city. It now halts over the mountain on the east side of the city, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on the Mount of Olives (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>). Currey mentions, but without a reference, a Jewish tradition that the Shechinah, or glory cloud, remained there for three years, calling the people to repentance. What is here recorded may trove suggested the thought of <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>. We may remember that it was from this spot that Christ "beheld the city, and wept over it" (<a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a>); that from it He, the true Shechinah, ascended into heaven. Here, perhaps, the dominant thought was that it remained for a time to direct the work of judgment. And so the vision was over, and the prophet was borne back in vision to Chaldea, and made known to the exiles of Tel-Abib the wonderful and terrible things tidal he had seem <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the cherubim,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּרוּבִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·rū·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably an order of angelic beings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘um·mā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5980.htm">Strong's 5980: </a> </span><span class="str2">Society, near, beside, along with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wings,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the glory</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְב֧וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was above</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·mā·‘ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ezekiel 11:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 11:22 Then did the cherubim lift up their (Ezek. 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