Ezekiel 43:2

What does Ezekiel 43:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 43:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And there was the glory of the God of Israel coming from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of great waters, and the earth was shining with his glory.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And lo, the honour of the God of Israel hath come from the way of the east, and His voice <FI>is<Fi> as the noise of many waters, and the earth hath shone from His honour.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And behold the glory of the God of Israel came in by the way of the east: and his voice was like the noise of many waters, and the earth shone with his majesty.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And behold, the glory of theGod of Israel came from the way of the east; and his voice was like the voice of many waters; and the earth was lit up with his glory.

Context

v.1Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east.

v.2This passage

v.3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 10:4

    And the glory of Jehovah mounted 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 Jehovah’s glory.

  • Ezekiel 1:28

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

  • Revelation 19:1

    After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:

  • Revelation 14:2

    And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heardwasasthe voiceof harpers harping with their harps:

  • John 12:41

    These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

  • Habakkuk 3:3

    God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. [Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.

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