God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem

The cherubim spread their wings with the wheels beside them, bearing the glory of the God of Israel above them. The glory rises from the city and stands over the mountain east of Jerusalem, signaling decisive withdrawal. The Spirit then carries Ezekiel back to the exiles in Chaldea, and once the vision ends he tells them everything the LORD had shown him.

T²²hen the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. ²³And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city. ²⁴And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me, ²⁵I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.