Ezekiel 11:22

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

Ezekiel 11:22 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
English Standard Version (ESV)
22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
New Living Translation (NLT)
22 Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
The Message Bible (MSG)
22 Then the cherubim spread their wings, with the wheels beside them and the Glory of the God of Israel hovering over them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
22 Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
22 Then the angels raised their wings, with the wheels beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
22 Then the cherubim spread their wings. The wheels were beside them. 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 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
23 The glory of the LORD went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it.
24 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. Then the vision I had seen went up from me,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 24:16
  • 2. Ezekiel 9:3; S Ezekiel 10:19
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