King James Version

What Does Ezekiel 43:3 Mean?

And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. when: or, when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed

Context

1

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:

2

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

3

And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. when: or, when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed

4

And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.

5

So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(3) **When I came to destroy** the city.—That is, *to announce its destruction.* (Comp. Ezekiel 32:18; Genesis 49:7; Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 1:10.) **Like the vision that I saw.**—Comp. Ezekiel 1:4, &c.; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 10:15; Ezekiel 10:22. The manifestation of Divine glory to the prophet was the same throughout.

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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