# It was

"The glory of God coming from the east was"

# according to the appearance of the vision

The abstract noun "appearance" can be translated as a verb. AT: "just like what appeared in the vision" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# when he had come to destroy the city

Possible meanings are 1) "when the God of Israel had come to destroy the city" or 2) "when I had come to see the God of Israel destroy the city."

# Behold

Your language may have a different word to show that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vision]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]