Ezekiel 43:2
Context43:2 I saw 1 the glory of the God of Israel 2 coming from the east; 3 the sound was like that of rushing water; 4 and the earth radiated 5 his glory.
Ezekiel 43:4-5
Context43:4 The glory of the Lord came into the temple by way of the gate that faces east. 43:5 Then a wind 6 lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched 7 the glory of the Lord filling the temple. 8
1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
2 sn This same title appears in 8:4; 9:3; 10:19; and 11:22.
3 sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23).
4 sn See Ezek 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2; 19:6.
5 tn Heb “shone from.”
6 tn See note on “wind” in 2:2.
7 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
8 sn In 1 Kgs 8:10-11 we find a similar event with regard to Solomon’s temple. See also Exod 40:34-35. and Isa 6:4.