The Meaning of Ezekiel 11:23 Explained

Ezekiel 11:23

KJV: And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

YLT: And the honour of Jehovah goeth up from off the midst of the city, and standeth on the mountain, that is on the east of the city.

Darby: And the glory of Jehovah went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

ASV: And the glory of Jehovah went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 11:23?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 11:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 11:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 11:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the glory  of the LORD  went up  from the midst  of the city,  and stood  upon the mountain  which [is] on the east side  of the city. 

What does Ezekiel 11:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 11:5-25 - A New Heart Promised
The Spirit of God led the prophet to the East Gate of the Temple, where the Shekinah had settled, Ezekiel 10:19. There He uttered the divine verdict on the priesthood. They had ridiculed Jeremiah's letter to the captives, among whom Ezekiel lived, Jeremiah 29:5; and had made merry at his comparison between the city and a caldron, Jeremiah 1:13. It was to these scornful men that Ezekiel uttered the scathing denunciations of Ezekiel 11:7-18. The sudden death of Pelatiah, the ringleader of the scorners, gave terrible emphasis to the prophet's words. Ezekiel was told to look for his true kinsmen not among the doomed priesthood, but among his fellow-exiles whom they of Jerusalem despised. Spiritual ties must supersede natural ones, when the two clash. They might be far removed from the outer Temple, but God would be their asylum and sanctuary. What a sweet promise Ezekiel 11:16 provides for those who are compelled to go far from home! They may always meet their dear ones in God. Note the inclusive promise of Ezekiel 11:19 -unity, newness, and sensitiveness to the least touch of the divine nature. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 11

1  The presumption of the princes
4  Their sin and judgment
13  Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant
22  The glory of God leaves the city
24  Ezekiel is returned to the captivity

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 11:23 mean?

And went up the glory of Yahweh from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain which [is] on the east side of the city
וַיַּ֙עַל֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל תּ֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־ הָהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִקֶּ֥דֶם לָעִֽיר

וַיַּ֙עַל֙  And  went  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
כְּב֣וֹד  the  glory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
תּ֣וֹךְ  the  midst 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
הָעִ֑יר  of  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙  and  stood 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
הָהָ֔ר  the  mountain 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מִקֶּ֥דֶם  on  the  east  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
לָעִֽיר  of  the  city 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.

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