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Then the LORD called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the LORD called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer’s case. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9.htm">King James Bible</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; <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn at his side; <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel ascended from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose waist was the scribe’s kit. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose loins was the writing case. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose loins was the writing case. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the house of Yahweh. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose loins was the scribe’s case. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the [Shekinah] glory and brilliance of the God of Israel (the cloud) went up from the cherubim on which it had rested, to [stand above] the threshold of the [LORD’S] temple. And the LORD called to the man clothed with linen, who had the scribe’s writing case at his side. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen with the writing equipment at his side. &#8220 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The brightness of God's glory then left its place above the statues of the winged creatures inside the temple and moved to the entrance. The LORD said to the man in the linen robe, <a href="/erv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the angels, where it had been, to the temple's entrance. The LORD called to the person dressed in linen who was carrying paper and pen. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel rose up from the winged creatures where it had been, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. The LORD called to the man dressed in linen, <a href="/isv/ezekiel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the glory that is Israel's God arose from the cherubim on which he had been seated and settled on the threshold of the Temple. He called out to the man dressed in linen who wore the writing case at his side. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which he was, to the threshhold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side; <a href="/web/ezekiel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> The glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the glory of the God of Israel has gone up from off the cherub, on which it has been, to the threshold of the house. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the honour of the God of Israel hath gone up from off the cherub, on which it hath been, unto the threshold of the house. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the glory of the God of Israel came up from the cherub where he Was upon it, to the threshold of the house. And he will call to the man clothed with linen to whom the inkhorn of the scribe upon his loins.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the glory of the Lord of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man that was clothed with linen, and had a writer's inkhorn at his loins. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the glory of the Lord of Israel was taken up, from the cherub upon which he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called out to the man who was clothed with linen and had an instrument for writing at his waist. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the glory of the God of Israel moved off the cherub and went up to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen with the scribe’s case at his waist, <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. The LORD called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his side;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub which stood on the corner of the house. And he called to the man who was clothed with linen and whose loins were girded with girdles of sapphire; <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the glory of the God of Israel went up from the Cherub who was standing at the corner of the house, and he called to the mighty man that wore fine linen and was bound about the loins with sapphire<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and He called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn on his side. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the glory of the God of Israel, that was upon them, went up from the cherubs to the porch of the house. And he called the man that was clothed with the long robe, who had the girdle on his loins; <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/9-3.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=1891" 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/9.htm">Slaughter of the Idolaters</a> …2And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar. 3<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.">Then 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/5927.htm" title="5927: na·‘ă·lāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">rose</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from above</a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: hak·kə·rūḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">the cherubim,</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.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it had been,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and moved</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4670.htm" title="4670: mip̄·tan (N-msc) -- Threshold. From the same as pethen; a stretcher, i.e. A sill.">the threshold</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">And He called</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: hal·lā·ḇuš (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">clothed</a> <a href="/hebrew/906.htm" title="906: hab·bad·dîm (Art:: N-mp) -- White linen. Perhaps from badad; flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment.">in linen</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/7083.htm" title="7083: qe·seṯ (N-fsc) -- A pot (for ink), inkhorn. From the same as kowc; properly, a cup, i.e. An ink-stand.">who had the writing kit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: has·sō·p̄êr (Art:: N-ms) -- To count, recount, relate. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: bə·mā·ṯə·nāw (Prep-b:: N-mdc:: 3ms) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">at his side.</a> 4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”…<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="/exodus/25-22.htm">Exodus 25:22</a> And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites. <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">1 Samuel 4:21-22</a> And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed. / “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.” <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a> The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1</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. <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-14</a> But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1</a> How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger. <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/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="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a> On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south. <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a> So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. <a href="/john/12-41.htm">John 12:41</a> Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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;<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.<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/10-4.htm">Ezekiel 10:4</a> Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Case</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-5.htm">Doorstep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Inkhorn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Ink-Horn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Kit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Whereupon</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Writer's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Case</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Doorstep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Inkhorn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Ink-Horn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Kit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Whereupon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Writer's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-11.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 9</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">A vision, whereby is shown the preservation of some</a> 5. <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">and the destruction of the rest</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">God cannot be entreated for them</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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim This phrase refers to the Shekinah glory, the visible manifestation of God's presence, which was traditionally associated with the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies. The cherubim are angelic beings that are often 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 itself (<a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-22</a>). The movement of God's glory signifies a significant shift, indicating divine displeasure and impending judgment. This event foreshadows the departure of God's presence from the temple, a theme that is further developed in <a href="/ezekiel/10.htm">Ezekiel 10</a>.where it had been This indicates the previous resting place of God's glory, emphasizing the stability and permanence that was expected of God's presence among His people. The Holy of Holies was the most sacred part of the temple, symbolizing God's covenant relationship with Israel. The departure from this place suggests a breach in that relationship due to the people's idolatry and sin.and moved to the threshold of the temple The threshold represents a transitional space, symbolizing the boundary between the sacred and the profane. God's movement to the threshold suggests a readiness to leave the temple entirely, highlighting the seriousness of Israel's spiritual condition. This movement is a precursor to the eventual destruction of the temple by the Babylonians in 586 BC, as prophesied by Ezekiel and other prophets.And He called to the man clothed in linen The man clothed in linen is often interpreted as an angelic figure or a priestly representative, given the linen garments associated with priestly duties (<a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a>). Linen signifies purity and holiness, appropriate for a divine messenger tasked with executing God's judgment. This figure is reminiscent of the angelic beings in <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5</a> and <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Revelation 15:6</a>, who also wear linen.who had the writing kit at his side The writing kit indicates a role of recording or marking, suggesting a task of documentation or distinction. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/9.htm">Ezekiel 9</a>, this man is instructed to mark the foreheads of those who lament over the abominations in Jerusalem, signifying divine protection amidst judgment. This act parallels the sealing of the 144,000 in <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Revelation 7:3-4</a>, where God's faithful are marked for preservation. The writing kit underscores the theme of divine justice and mercy, as God distinguishes between the righteous and the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_the_god_of_israel.htm">The Glory of the God of Israel</a> This refers to the divine presence and majesty of God, often associated with His holiness and power. In Hebrew, "glory" is "kavod," which signifies weightiness or importance. 2. <a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a> These are angelic beings often depicted as guardians of the divine presence. In the context of the temple, they symbolize God's holiness and the separation between God and man. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_threshold_of_the_temple.htm">The Threshold of the Temple</a> This is the entrance to the temple, symbolizing a transition point. The movement of God's glory to the threshold indicates a significant shift in His relationship with Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_clothed_in_linen.htm">The Man Clothed in Linen</a> This figure is often interpreted as an angelic being or a priestly figure, tasked with marking those who lament over the abominations in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_writing_kit.htm">The Writing Kit</a> This tool signifies the authority to record or mark, symbolizing judgment and distinction between the righteous and the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a> God's glory moving from the cherubim to the threshold signifies His holiness and the seriousness of sin. We must approach God with reverence and recognize the gravity of sin in our lives. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a> The presence of the man with the writing kit indicates that God distinguishes between the righteous and the wicked. This reminds us of God's justice and His mercy towards those who are faithful. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a> Those marked for protection are those who lament over sin. This teaches us the importance of grieving over sin in our lives and in the world, aligning our hearts with God's righteousness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_movement.htm">God's Presence and Movement</a> The movement of God's glory signifies a change in His relationship with His people. We should be attentive to God's presence and responsive to His leading in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a> The man clothed in linen can be seen as an intercessor. We are called to intercede for others, standing in the gap and praying for God's mercy and intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 9</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_9_align_with_mercy.htm">How does the judgment in Ezekiel 9 align with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_doeg_betray_david_to_king_saul.htm">What are the ophanim in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_ezekiel's_wheels.htm">What are Ezekiel's Wheels in biblical context?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) The glory . . . to the threshold.--In <a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm" title="And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.">Ezekiel 8:4</a> the prophet had seen the same vision as he has described in Ezekiel 1 standing at the entrance of the court of the priests, and there it still remained. The word cherub is here used collectively. Now that special glory above the cherubim, which represented the Divine Being Himself, was gone from its place to the threshold of the house, but is returned again in <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm" title="Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.">Ezekiel 10:1</a>. At the same time, there is also suggested the idea that the ordinary presence of God between the cherubim in the Holy of Holies within the Temple has left its place, and come out to the door of the house. The two ideas are indeed distinct, and yet by no means incapable of being blended in the imagery of a vision. The significance of the former is that the command for judgment proceeds from the very Temple itself to which the Pharisaic Jews looked as the pledge of their safety; while the other would mean that the Lord had already begun to forsake His Temple. Both thoughts are true, and both are emphasised in the course of the vision.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Was gone up; better, went up. The prophet saw the process as well as the result. The "glory of the Lord" which he bad seen (<a href="/ezekiel/8-4.htm">Ezekiel 8:4</a>) by the northern gate rose from its cherub throne (we note the use of the singular to express the unity of the fourfold form), as if to direct the action of his ministers, to the threshold of the "house." This may be connected also with the thought that the normal abiding place of the presence of the Lord had been "between the cherubim" (<a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a>) of the mercy seat, but that thought seems in the present instance to be in the background, and I adopt the former interpretation as preferable. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the glory וּכְב֣וֹד ׀ (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 אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’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 יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (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 rose נַעֲלָה֙ (na·‘ă·lāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from above מֵעַ֤ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the cherubim, הַכְּרוּב֙ (hak·kə·rūḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> Probably an order of angelic beings where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that it had been, הָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be [and moved] עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against to אֶ֖ל (’el) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the threshold מִפְתַּ֣ן (mip̄·tan) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4670.htm">Strong's 4670: </a> A stretcher, a sill of the temple. הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house And He called וַיִּקְרָ֗א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the man הָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person clothed הַלָּבֻ֣שׁ (hal·lā·ḇuš) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe in linen הַבַּדִּ֔ים (hab·bad·dîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> Flaxen thread, yarn, a linen garment who had the writing kit קֶ֥סֶת (qe·seṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7083.htm">Strong's 7083: </a> A pot (for ink), inkhorn at his side. בְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ (bə·mā·ṯə·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> The waist, small of the back, the loins <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Ezekiel 9:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 9:3 The glory of the God of Israel (Ezek. 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