² and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters,^(A) and the land was radiant with his glory.^(B)

¹⁸ Then the glory^(A) of the Lord departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.^{(B) 19} While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them.^(C) They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory^(D) of the God of Israel was above them.

²³ The glory^(A) of the Lord went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain^(B) east of it.

¹¹ It shone with the glory of God,^(A) and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,^(B) clear as crystal.^(C)