And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
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In the visions of God - Ezekiel was not transported “in the body,” but rapt “in spirit,” while he still sat among the elders of Judah.
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Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Took me by a lock of mine head. —Not, of course, literally, in the body, but in vision. Ezekiel did not actually leave Ch…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The Prophet here relates that he was carried to Jerusalem so that he might behold the foul superstitions by which the Jews had defiled the temple. …
John Gill
JohnGill
And he put forth the form of an hand
That is, he that appeared in the likeness of a man, and with so much glory and …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The glorious personage Ezekiel witnessed in a vision seemed to take hold of him, and he was transported in spirit to Jerusalem. There, in the inner…
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Albert Barnes
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