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and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the glory <i>and</i> brilliance of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD's Spirit lifted me to my feet and carried me to the inner courtyard, where I saw that the LORD's glory had filled the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Spirit lifted me and brought me into the inner courtyard. I saw the LORD's glory fill the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's spirit lifted me up and took me into the inner courtyard, where I saw that the Temple was filled with the glory of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just then, the Spirit lifted me up and carried me into the inner courtyard, where the glory of the LORD was filling the Temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the LORD filling the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and look, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And [the] Spirit takes me up, and brings me into the inner court, and behold, the glory of YHWH has filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And take me up doth the Spirit, and bringeth me in unto the inner court, and lo, the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the spirit will lift me up and bring me to the inner enclosure; behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court: and behold the house was filled with the glory of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court. And behold, the house was filled with the glory of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court. And there the glory of the LORD filled the temple!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court; and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And The Spirit picked me up and he brought me into the inner courtyard, and I saw that the house of LORD JEHOVAH was filled with his glory<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And a spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the house of the Lord was full of glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12998" 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/43.htm">The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Then the Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wat·tiś·śā·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lifted me up</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tə·ḇî·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḵə·ḇō·wḏ- (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/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lê (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,…<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="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a></span><br />Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a></span><br />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.<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/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Ezekiel 10:4</a></span><br />Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Ezekiel 11:23</a></span><br />And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-2</a></span><br />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.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.</p><p class="hdg">the spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Ezekiel 3:12-14</a></b></br> Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, <i>saying</i>, Blessed <i>be</i> the glory of the LORD from his place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Ezekiel 8:3</a></b></br> And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where <i>was</i> the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel 11:24</a></b></br> Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.</p><p class="hdg">and brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Song of Solomon 1:4</a></b></br> Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">2 Corinthians 12:2-4</a></b></br> I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven… </p><p class="hdg">the glory</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Ezekiel 44:4</a></b></br> Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34</a></b></br> Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10,11</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy <i>place</i>, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-7.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">The returning of the glory of God into the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">The sin of Israel hindered God's presence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">The measures</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">and ordinances of the altar</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 /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Then the Spirit lifted me up</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine action, where the Spirit of God empowers and transports Ezekiel. This is reminiscent of other instances in Ezekiel (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14, 8</a>:3) where the Spirit plays a crucial role in guiding and revealing God's will to the prophet. The lifting up signifies a transition from the earthly to the divine realm, emphasizing the supernatural nature of Ezekiel's vision.<p><b>and brought me into the inner court</b><br>The inner court refers to the area within the temple complex that is closer to the Holy of Holies, where God's presence was believed to dwell. In the context of the temple vision, this movement into the inner court symbolizes a deeper access to God's presence and a closer communion with Him. Historically, the inner court was reserved for priests, highlighting the significance of Ezekiel's prophetic role and the privilege of witnessing God's glory.<p><b>and the glory of the LORD filled the temple</b><br>The glory of the LORD, often associated with the Hebrew term "Shekinah," represents God's manifest presence. This filling of the temple echoes the dedication of Solomon's Temple in <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>, where the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD, preventing the priests from ministering. It signifies God's approval and presence among His people. This vision also serves as a prophetic foreshadowing of the ultimate restoration and indwelling of God's presence, which Christians see fulfilled in Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>) and the future eschatological hope in <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-23</a>, where God's glory illuminates the New Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of God's visions and messages, tasked with conveying them to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit.htm">The Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to the Spirit of God, who actively guides and empowers Ezekiel throughout his prophetic ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_court.htm">The Inner Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple structure, the inner court is a sacred space closer to the Holy of Holies, symbolizing a deeper communion with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_the_lord.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a></b><br>Represents God's manifest presence, often depicted as a radiant light or cloud, signifying His holiness and majesty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people and the focal point of His covenant relationship with them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Spirit's lifting of Ezekiel signifies the empowerment and guidance believers receive from the Holy Spirit today. We are called to be sensitive to His leading in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_to_dwell_among_his_people.htm">God's Desire to Dwell Among His People</a></b><br>The filling of the temple with God's glory underscores His desire for intimate fellowship with His people. We are invited to cultivate a personal relationship with God, allowing His presence to fill our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The inner court's sacredness reminds us of the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity. Our lives should reflect His holiness as we become living temples of His Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_god's_presence.htm">Transformation Through God's Presence</a></b><br>Just as the temple was transformed by God's glory, our lives are transformed when we invite His presence to dwell within us, leading to spiritual growth and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_riches_of_god's_glory.htm">What are the riches of God's glory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_marks_a_christian's_new_creation.htm">What signifies a Christian becoming a new creation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Brought me into the inner court.--</span>Having seen the Divine glory enter by the eastern gate, the prophet, himself a priest, is brought into the court of the priests, and there sees the glory of the Lord fill the house as of old.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-5.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 Spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֔וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lifted me up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiś·śā·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<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">and brought me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּבִיאֵ֕נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḇî·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָצֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the glory</span><br /><span class="heb">כְבוֹד־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·ḇō·wḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">filled</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּֽיִת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:5 The Spirit took me up and brought (Ezek. 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