Ezekiel 11:22

God's Glory Leaves Jerusalem

22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

Ezekiel 11:22 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:22

Then did the cherubim lift up their wings
In order to remove, as in ( Ezekiel 10:19 ) ; and the wheels beside them;
which were lifted up also along with the cherubim: and the glory of the God of Israel [was] over them above;
both cherubim and wheels.

Ezekiel 11:22 In-Context

20 so they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
21 But as for those whose hearts pursue their desire for detestable things and abominations, I will bring their actions down on their own heads." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .
22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
23 The glory of the Lord rose up from within the city and stood on the mountain east of the city.
24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,
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