Many versions understand the Hebrew text to read, a man. See note Ezek. 1:27¹.

See note Ezek. 1:4^5d.

In chs. 8—9 the glory of God is contrasted with idols. On the walls of the temple were the images of idols, and over the temple was the glory of the Lord. The glory of the Lord could not tolerate the images of the idols. Those images provoked God’s jealousy. Because of the idols in the temple, the glory of God withdrew step by step, leaving first the temple, then the city, and finally the people (Ezek. 9:3; 10:19; 11:23). See note Ezek. 11:23^1a.

A Mesopotamian deity.