Ezekiel 43:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Restoration of the Temple
Chapter 43
The Lord’s Return.1 [a]Then the man brought me to the gate that faces the east, 2 and there I beheld the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. The sound of his coming was like the sound of a mighty torrent of waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
3 The vision I beheld was like the man I had seen when he had come to destroy the city, and like the vision I had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell prostrate.
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- Ezekiel 43:1 The departure of the glory of God (Ezek 10:18-22; 11:22-25) had signified a break between God and his people, because idolatry was rife among them. Now God returns, because he has purified and renewed his people. A new worship begins. The Lord dwells among his own. This is the mystery of God’s dwelling among human beings, the God who becomes present in a sanctuary, even though he has no need of any place or any sign, and even though nothing can contain him, since heaven is his throne and the earth his footstool (see Isa 66:1; Acts 7:49). The whole universe is too little for God, but he nonetheless wills that there be a sign manifesting his presence.
Ezekiel 43:1-3
New International Version
God’s Glory Returns to the Temple
43 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,(A) 2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters,(B) and the land was radiant with his glory.(C) 3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he[a] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 43:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts I
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