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Ezekiel 10

Ezekiel sees the man clothed in linen take burning coals from between the cherubim and scatter them over Jerusalem. The glory of the LORD rises from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and the prophet describes again the cherubim, each with four faces, and the wheels full of eyes beside them. Then the glory leaves the threshold, stands over the cherubim and pauses at the east gate, on its way out of the temple.

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Key verses

  • Verse 2Coals of fire are scattered over the city.
  • Verse 4The glory of the LORD moves to the threshold of the house.
  • Verse 18The glory departs from the threshold of the temple.
  • Verse 20Ezekiel recognises these creatures as cherubim.

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.SelectedEzekiel 10:1Ask

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.SelectedEzekiel 10:2Ask

Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.SelectedEzekiel 10:3Ask

Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory.SelectedEzekiel 10:4Ask

And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.SelectedEzekiel 10:5Ask

And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.SelectedEzekiel 10:6Ask

And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.SelectedEzekiel 10:7Ask

And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.SelectedEzekiel 10:8Ask

And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.SelectedEzekiel 10:9Ask

And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.SelectedEzekiel 10:10Ask

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.SelectedEzekiel 10:11Ask

And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.SelectedEzekiel 10:12Ask

As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.SelectedEzekiel 10:13Ask

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.SelectedEzekiel 10:14Ask

And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.SelectedEzekiel 10:15Ask

And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.SelectedEzekiel 10:16Ask

When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.SelectedEzekiel 10:17Ask

Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.SelectedEzekiel 10:18Ask

And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.SelectedEzekiel 10:19Ask

This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.SelectedEzekiel 10:20Ask

Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.SelectedEzekiel 10:21Ask

And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.SelectedEzekiel 10:22Ask

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