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I fell face down on the ground. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and just like the vision that I had seen by the Chebar canal. And I fell on my face. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a> It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw—like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a> And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to bring the city to ruin. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision I saw beside the River Chebar [near Babylon]; and I fell face downward. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The vision I saw was like the one I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and like the ones I had seen by the Chebar Canal. I fell facedown. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The vision I saw was like the one I had seen when He came to destroy the city, and like the ones I had seen by the Chebar Canal. I fell facedown. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This vision was like the one I had seen when God came to destroy Jerusalem and like the one I had seen near the Chebar River. I immediately bowed with my face to the ground, <a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This vision was like the one I saw when he came to destroy Jerusalem and like the one I saw by the Chebar River. I immediately bowed down. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a> This vision was like the one I had seen when God came to destroy Jerusalem, and the one I saw by the Chebar River. Then I threw myself face downward on the ground. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a> His appearance in the vision that I was having was similar to what I observed in the vision where he had come to destroy the city, and also like the visions that I saw by the Chebar River. I fell flat on my face <a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a> It was like the vision I saw when he came to destroy the city, and the vision I saw by the Kebar River. I threw myself face down. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 on my face. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 Kebar; and I fell upon my face. <a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a> It was like 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 on my face. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And according to the appearance [is] the appearance that I saw, as the appearance that I saw in my coming in to destroy the city, and the appearances [are] as the appearance that I saw at the river Chebar, and I fall on my face. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And according to the appearance is the appearance that I saw, as the appearance that I saw in my coming in to destroy the city, and the appearances are as the appearance that I saw at the river Chebar, and I fall on my face. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And as the appearance of the vision which I saw, as the vision which I saw in my coming to destroy the city: and the visions as the vision which I saw at the river Chebar; and I shall fall upon my face.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I saw the vision according to the appearance which I had seen when he came to destroy the city: and the appearance was according to the vision which I had seen by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I saw a vision in accord with the form that I had seen when he arrived so that he might destroy the city. And the form was in accord with the sight that I had seen beside the river Chebar. And I fell upon my face. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a> The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the vision I had seen by the river Chebar—I fell on my face. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The vision I saw was like the vision that I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and like the vision that I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the vision I saw was like the vision which I had seen when I came to announce the destruction of the city, and like the vision which I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Like the appearance that I saw when I came to destroy the city, and like the appearance that I saw at River Kebar, and I fell on my face<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the appearance of the vision which I saw was like 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the vision which I saw was like the vision which I saw when I went in to anoint the city: and the vision of the chariot which I saw was like the vision which I saw at the river Chobar; and I fell upon my face. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-3.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=12981" 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/43.htm">The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple</a> …2and 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. 3<a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ū·ḵə·mar·’êh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">The vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ham·mar·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">was like the vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kam·mar·’eh (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I had seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·’î (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">when He came</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: lə·ša·ḥêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to destroy</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/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4759.htm" title="4759: ū·mar·’ō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A vision, a mirror. Feminine of mar'eh; a vision; also a mirror.">and like the visions</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kam·mar·’eh (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I had seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: nə·har- (N-msc) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">the River</a> <a href="/hebrew/3529.htm" title="3529: kə·ḇār (N-proper-fs) -- A river of Bab. The same as kbar; length; Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia.">Kebar.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wā·’ep·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">I fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">facedown,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> 4and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.…<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/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4-28</a> I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, / and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, / but each had four faces and four wings. ... <a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-16</a> Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. ... <a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Revelation 4:2-3</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a> 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. <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="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a> I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</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, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. <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="/exodus/24-16.htm">Exodus 24:16-17</a> and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1-3</a> When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. / The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it. / When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a> And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. <a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-2</a> Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. <a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">Matthew 17:1-2</a> After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Acts 7:55-56</a> 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.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a> And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 on my face.according to the appearance<a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4-28</a> And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire… <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Ezekiel 8:4</a> And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.<a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3</a> 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;to destroy the city.<a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Ezekiel 9:1,5</a> He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand… <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18</a> Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a> See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.the river<a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a> The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.<a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Ezekiel 3:23</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Appearances</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Chebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Face</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Facedown</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Kebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Visions</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Appearances</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Chebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Facedown</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Kebar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/1-17.htm">Visions</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 43</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">The returning of the glory of God into the temple</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">The sin of Israel hindered God's presence</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">The measures</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">and ordinances of the altar</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The vision I saw Ezekiel, a prophet and priest, often received divine revelations through visions. These visions were a primary means by which God communicated His messages to Ezekiel, providing insight into spiritual realities and future events. Visions in the Bible often signify a deeper spiritual truth or a forthcoming divine action.was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city This refers to the earlier vision Ezekiel had in chapters 8-11, where he witnessed the glory of the Lord departing from the temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing impending judgment and destruction due to the people's idolatry and sin. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC by the Babylonians fulfilled this vision, emphasizing God's holiness and justice.and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar The River Kebar was in Babylon, where Ezekiel was among the exiles. The initial vision by the Kebar (Ezekiel 1) introduced the glory of God in a dramatic and awe-inspiring manner, with the appearance of the living creatures and the wheels. This setting underscores the theme of God's presence with His people, even in exile, and His sovereignty over all nations.I fell facedown Ezekiel's response of falling facedown is a common biblical reaction to divine encounters, signifying reverence, awe, and submission to God's overwhelming presence. This posture reflects the appropriate human response to the holiness and majesty of God, seen in other biblical figures such as Daniel and John in Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of divine visions and messages, tasked with conveying God's words to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a> This refers to the divine revelation Ezekiel receives, which is consistent with previous visions, particularly those concerning God's glory and judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_river_kebar.htm">The River Kebar</a> A location in Babylon where Ezekiel received earlier visions, symbolizing a place of divine encounter and revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a> Refers to Jerusalem, which faced destruction as a consequence of the Israelites' disobedience and idolatry. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_glory.htm">God's Glory</a> The manifestation of God's presence, often depicted as a radiant and overwhelming force, central to Ezekiel's visions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consistency_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Consistency of God's Revelation</a> God's messages and visions are consistent and reliable. Just as Ezekiel's visions align with previous ones, we can trust in the unchanging nature of God's word. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a> The return of God's glory signifies restoration and hope. In our lives, seeking God's presence should be a priority, as it brings guidance and peace. <a href="/topical/t/the_response_to_divine_revelation.htm">The Response to Divine Revelation</a> Ezekiel's response of falling facedown demonstrates reverence and humility. We should approach God's word with the same attitude, ready to listen and obey. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The destruction of the city serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls us to examine our lives and align with His will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Despite past judgments, God's ultimate plan is one of restoration and renewal. This offers hope and encouragement for personal and communal renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 43</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a> <a href="/q/why_wasn't_ezekiel's_temple_built.htm">The entire vision of Ezekiel 46 describes a seemingly ideal temple setup; if it was truly God-ordained, why is there no record of it being constructed either in biblical or extra-biblical sources?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_48's_tribal_borders_fit_today.htm">How can the described tribal boundaries in Ezekiel 48 align with modern geographical realities, given the drastic changes over millennia?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_a_sealed_east_gate.htm">Ezekiel 44:2 says the East Gate is permanently shut due to the Lord's presence--what historical or archaeological evidence supports the idea of a gate sealed forever?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) When I came to destroy the city.--That is, to announce its destruction. (Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm" title="Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, to the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.">Ezekiel 32:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm" title="Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.">Genesis 49:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm" title="Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.">Isaiah 6:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm" title="See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.">Jeremiah 1:10</a>.)Like the vision that I saw.--Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm" title="And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire.">Ezekiel 1:4</a>, &c.; <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm" title="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 3:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/10-15.htm" title="And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.">Ezekiel 10:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm" title="And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.">Ezekiel 10:22</a>. The manifestation of Divine glory to the prophet was the same throughout. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - The prophet identifies the vision on which he now looks as the same he had formerly beheld on the hanks of the Chebar, when he came to destroy the city, i.e. when, in obedience to Divine command, he stood forth to announce the destruction of Jerusalem. Ewald and Smend follow the Vulgate. quando venit ut disperderet, in substituting "he," Jehovah, for "I," Ezekiel; but the change is unnecessary, as the prophet's language is perfectly intelligible and quite correct, since "the prophet destroyed the city ideally by his prophecy" (Hitzig), and it is not unusual for Scripture to represent a prophet as himself doing what he is only sent to predict (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Ezekiel 4:2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>). The prophet's reason for introducing this clause was manifestly the same he had for identifying the visions - to show that, while it was the same Jehovah who had departed from the old temple that was now returning to the new, there was nothing incongruous in the idea that he who in the past had shown himself a God of justice and judgment by overturning and destroying the old, should in the future exhibit himself as a God of grace and mercy by condescending to establish his abode in the new. The impression produced upon the prophet's soul by his vision was the same that had been produced by the former - he fell upon his face in awe and wonder. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The vision וּכְמַרְאֵ֨ה (ū·ḵə·mar·’êh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision I saw רָאִ֗יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see was like the one הַמַּרְאֶ֜ה (ham·mar·’eh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision I had seen רָאִ֙יתִי֙ (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see when He came בְּבֹאִי֙ (bə·ḇō·’î) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to destroy לְשַׁחֵ֣ת (lə·ša·ḥêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin the city, הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and like the ones כַּמַּרְאֶ֤ה (kam·mar·’eh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision I had seen רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see by אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the River נְהַר־ (nə·har-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> A stream, prosperity Kebar. כְּבָ֑ר (kə·ḇār) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3529.htm">Strong's 3529: </a> Chebar -- a river of Babylon I fell וָאֶפֹּ֖ל (wā·’ep·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie facedown, אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:3 It was according to the appearance (Ezek. 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