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Ezekiel 11:23

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And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 23

This chapter concludes the vision which Ezekiel saw, and this part of it furnished him with two messages: - I. A message of wrath against those who continued still at Jerusalem, and were there in the height of presumption, thinking they should never fall (Eze 11:1-13). II. A message of comfort to those who were carried captives into Babylon and were there in the depth of despondency, thinking they should never rise. And, as the former are assured that God has judgments in store for them notwithstanding their present security, so the later are assured that God has mercy in store for them notwithstanding their present distress (Eze 11:14-21). And so the glory of God removes further (Eze 11:22, Eze 11:23). The vision disappears (Eze 11:24), and Ezekiel faithfully gives his hearers an account of it (Eze 11:25).

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Strong's Concordancev. 23

כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, H3519) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God עָלָה (ʻâlâh, H5927) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of… תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, H8432) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre עִיר (ʻîyr, H5892) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere… עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) הַר (har, H2022) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) קֶדֶם (qedem, H6924) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity);…

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Zechariah 14:4rank 6

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.

Ezekiel 8:4rank 4

And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

Ezekiel 43:2rank 3

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Ezekiel 10:4rank 3

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.

Ezekiel 43:4rank 2

and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.

Ezekiel 10:18rank 2

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

Ezekiel 9:3rank 2

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.

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