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Ezekiel 8:4

Ezekiel 8:4
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there,.... In the temple, between the cherubim, where the Shechinah or the glory of the divine Majesty dwelt; for as yet he had not removed, though…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The glory of the Lord having departed from His seat between the cherubims in the holy of holies (see Eze 9:3) rests in the threshold of the temple, to execute vengeance before it quits the house…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The vision that I saw in the plain - see the note on Eze 3:23 (note); see also Eze 1:3 (note).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 8:1-6

Ezekiel was now in Babylon; but the messages of wrath he had delivered in the foregoing chapters related to Jerusalem, for in the peace or trouble thereof the captives looked upon themselves to have…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The glory of the Lord was that seen by the prophet at the Chebar (ch. 1). This glory expressed the prophet's conception of Jehovah. And this Jehovah is here, in contrast with the deities worshipped by…