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Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 3:12

And lift me up doth a spirit, and I hear behind me a noise, a great rushing -- `Blessed [is] the honour of Jehovah from His place!' --

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Praise;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Responsibility;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Earthquake;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Ezekiel;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Prophet;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Roll;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Creature, Living;   Glory;   Holy Spirit;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Didascalia;   Holy Spirit;   Inspiration;   Ḳedushshah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Spirit then lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me—bless the glory of the Lord in his place!—
Hebrew Names Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
King James Version
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
English Standard Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!"
New American Standard Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: "Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place!"
New Century Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me, saying, "Praise the glory of the Lord in heaven."
Amplified Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rushing sound behind me, "Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His place [above the expanse]."
World English Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of Yahweh from his place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the spirite tooke me vp, and I heard behinde me a noise of a great russhing, saying, Blessed be ye glorie of the Lord out of his place.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me, "Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His place."
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me, "Blessed be the glory of Yahweh in His place."
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me-blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!-
Contemporary English Version
The Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the Lord started to leave, I heard a loud, thundering noise behind me.
Complete Jewish Bible
A spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a very loud sound — blessed be the glory of Adonai from his place!
Darby Translation
And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, [saying,] Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a voice behind me. It was very loud, like thunder. It said, "Blessed is the Glory of the Lord !"
George Lamsa Translation
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Good News Translation
Then God's spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the loud roar of a voice that said, "Praise the glory of the Lord in heaven above!"
Lexham English Bible
And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake when the glory of Yahweh rose from its place.
Literal Translation
And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a sound of a great tumult, saying , Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from His place!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
With that, the sprete toke me vp. And I herde the noyse of a greate russhinge and remouynge off the most blissed glory off the LORDE out off his place.
American Standard Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from his place.
Bible in Basic English
Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then a spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD from His place';
King James Version (1611)
Then the spirit tooke me vp, and I heard behind me a voyce of a great rushing, saying Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
With that the spirite tooke me vp, and I hearde behinde me a voyce of a great rushing [to wit] Blessed be the glory of Iehouah from his place.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice as of a great earthquake, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
English Revised Version
Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the spirit took me, and Y herde after me the vois of a greet mouyng. The blessid glorie of the Lord was herd fro his place;
Update Bible Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed be the glory of Yahweh from his place.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his place.
New English Translation
Then a wind lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the Lord rose from its place,
New King James Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!"
New Living Translation
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place!)
New Life Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud sounding voice behind me say, "Great is the shining-greatness of the Lord from His place."
New Revised Standard
Then the spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the Lord rose from its place, I heard behind me the sound of loud rumbling;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, - Blessed be the glory of Yahweh. From his place!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying: Blessed be the glory of the Lord, from his place.
Revised Standard Version
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the LORD arose from its place, I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake;
THE MESSAGE
Then the Spirit picked me up. Behind me I heard a great commotion—"Blessed be the Glory of God in his Sanctuary!"—the wings of the living creatures beating against each other, the whirling wheels, the rumble of a great earthquake.

Contextual Overview

1 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, that which thou findest eat, eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.' 2 And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll. 3 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, go, enter in unto the house of Israel, and thou hast spoken with My words unto them. 5 For, not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue [art] thou sent -- unto the house of Israel; 6 not unto many peoples, deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou dost not understand. If I had not sent thee unto them -- they, they do hearken unto thee, 7 but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted. 8 `Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead. 9 As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house [are] they.' 10 And He saith unto me, `Son of man, all My words, that I speak unto thee, receive with thy heart, and with thine ears hear;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spirit: Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 2:2, Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 40:1, Ezekiel 40:2, 1 Kings 18:12, 2 Kings 2:16, Acts 8:39

a voice: Acts 2:2, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 1:15

Blessed: Psalms 72:18, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 103:20, Psalms 103:21, Psalms 148:2, Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 5:11-14, Revelation 19:6

glory: Ezekiel 9:3, Ezekiel 10:4, Ezekiel 10:18, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22, Ezekiel 11:23, Exodus 40:34, Exodus 40:35, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:10 - Blessed be thou Ezekiel 8:1 - that the Ezekiel 43:5 - the spirit Micah 1:3 - cometh Matthew 4:1 - of the spirit Luke 2:13 - a multitude Ephesians 3:10 - intent Revelation 4:2 - I was Revelation 17:3 - he carried

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
Genesis 2:20
And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:22
And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;
Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What [is] this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'
Genesis 3:15
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
Genesis 3:20
And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21
And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.
Genesis 3:24
yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.
Job 31:33
If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,
Proverbs 19:3
The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the spirit took me up,.... Not the wind, nor an angel, but the Spirit of God; who took up the prophet from the ground, from the place where he was, among the captives by the river Chebar, and had seen the glorious vision described in the first chapter; and had had his call and mission, as expressed in the second chapter, and hitherto in this; and was carried by him to another company of captives, who were at another place by the same river, as appears by comparing Ezekiel 1:1, with Ezekiel 3:15; for this was not done in a visionary way, as Kimchi thinks, but in reality; not in spirit, but in body; just as the Spirit caught away Philip from the eunuch, Acts 8:39;

and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing; of the living creatures and wheels, as is afterwards explained:

[saying], blessed [be] the glory of the Lord out of his place; either out of heaven, the place where his glory is manifested; so the Targum, out of the place of his Shechinah or majesty; or out of the temple, from between the cherubim over the mercy seat, from whence he was about to remove, Ezekiel 10:4. These words may be considered either as a doxology of the church, and people of God, ascribing glory, blessing, and praise unto him; not only on account of the perfections of his nature, but because of his works of nature, providence, and grace, and even for his righteous judgments on men. Maimonides p, by his place, understands the essence of God. Or as a lamentation for the departure of the blessed and glorious majesty of God from the temple, which seemed to be threatened; for the words may be rendered, "the blessed glory of the Lord out of his place" q; that is, it is just ready to go out of his place.

p Moreh Nevochim, par. 1. c. 8. p. 12. q ברוך כבוד "benedictam gloriam Jehovae e loco ipsius, migrantem", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I heard behind me - The commission having been given, and the prophet transported to the place of his ministry, the chariot of the vision passes away with the proper tokens Ezekiel 1:24-25. A voice from above the firmament is now heard proclaiming the divine glory.

From his place - The place where the glory of the Lord had revealed itself in the vision. The words are to be joined to “saying:” put a comma after Lord.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 3:12. Then the Spirit took me up — This, as Calmet remarks, has been variously understood.

1. An impetuous wind carried him to the place where his brethren sojourned.

2. The Holy Spirit, which filled his heart, transported him in a moment to the place where the captives were.

3. Or, he was so transported with heavenly ardour in his mind, that he ran immediately off, and seemed to fly to the place where God commanded him to go.

The promptitude and impetuosity of his spirit seemed to furnish him with wings on the occasion. However this may be understood, the going to the captives was real.

A voice of a great rushing — This was the noise made by the wings of the living creatures that formed the chariot of Jehovah. See the notes on Ezekiel 1:0 and Ezekiel 10:0.

Blessed be the glory of the Lord — Probably the acclamation of the living creatures: "Let God be blessed from the throne of his glory! He deserves the praises of his creatures in all the dispensations of his mercy and justice, of his providence and grace."


 
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