Ezekiel 44:4 “Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north…”

Ezekiel 44:4

Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.

World English Bible

Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house; so I fell on my face.

American Standard Version

Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah: and I fell upon my face.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then brought he mee toward the North gate before the House: and when I looked, beholde, the glorie of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I fell vpon my face.

Darby Translation

And he brought me the way of the north gate before the house; and I beheld, and lo, the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah: and I fell upon my face.

Young's Literal Translation

And he bringeth me in the way of the north gate unto the front of the house, and I look, and lo, filled hath the honour of Jehovah the house of Jehovah, and I fall on my face.

Bible in Basic English

And he took me to the north doorway in front of the house; and, looking, I saw that the house of the Lord was full of the glory of the Lord; and I went down on my face.

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Cross references

“the way”

Ezekiel 40:20 Ezekiel 40:40

Ezekiel 40:20 · BSB

He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.

Ezekiel 40:40 · BSB

Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.

“the glory”

Ezekiel 3:23 Haggai 2:7 Ezekiel 10:4 Malachi 3:1 Ezekiel 10:18 Ezekiel 10:19

Ezekiel 3:23 · BSB

So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

Haggai 2:7 · BSB

I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.

Ezekiel 10:4 · BSB

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.

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of…

Ezekiel 10:18 · BSB

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

Ezekiel 10:19 · BSB

As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God o…

“and I fell”

Ezekiel 1:28 Revelation 1:17 Genesis 17:3 Numbers 16:42–45 Psalm 89:7 Ezekiel 43:3

Ezekiel 1:28 · BSB

The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a…

Revelation 1:17 · BSB

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Genesis 17:3 · BSB

Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

Numbers 16:42–45 · BSB

But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.

Psalm 89:7 · BSB

In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

Ezekiel 43:3 · BSB

The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”

5The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.

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