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Ezekiel 10:18

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Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 18

The prophet had observed to us (Eze 8:4) that when he was in vision at Jerusalem he saw the same appearance of the glory of God there that he had seen by the river Chebar; now, in this chapter, he gives us some account of the appearance there, as far as was requisite for the clearing up of two further indications of the approaching destruction of Jerusalem, which God here gave the prophet: - I. The scattering of the coals of fire upon the city, which were taken from between the cherubim (Eze 10:1-7). II. The removal of the glory of God from the temple, and its being upon the wing to be gone (Eze 10:8-22). When God goes out from a people all judgments break in upon them.

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Strong's Concordancev. 18

כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, H3519) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, H3318) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and… מִפְתָּן (miphtân, H4670) — a stretcher, i.e. a sill בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) כְּרוּב (kᵉrûwb, H3742) — a cherub or imaginary figure

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Psalms 18:10rank 4

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Hosea 9:12rank 2

Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

Genesis 3:24rank 2

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

II Kings 2:11rank 2

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

Jeremiah 6:8rank 2

Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”

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