Ezekiel 10

1 And I saw, and behold, in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubim, there appeared above them something like the sapphire stone, with the sight of the likeness of a throne.

Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

2 And he spoke to the man who was clothed with linen, and he said: “Enter, between the wheels that are under the cherubim, and fill your hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubim, and pour them upon the city.” And he entered, in my sight.

And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

3 Now the cherubim were standing before the right side of the house, when the man entered. And a cloud filled the inner court.

Now the winged ones were stationed on the right side of the house when the man went in; and the inner square was full of the cloud.

4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up, from above the cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord.

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God speaking.

And the sound of the wings of the winged ones was clear even in the outer square, like the voice of the Ruler of all.

6 And when he had instructed the man who was clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubim,” he entered and stood next to the wheel.

And when he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the winged ones, then he went in and took his place at the side of a wheel.

7 And one cherub extended his hand, from the midst of the cherubim, to the fire that was between the cherubim. And he took and gave it into the hands of the one who was clothed with linen, and he accepted it and went forth.

And stretching out his hand to the fire which was between the winged ones, he took some of it and went out.

8 And there appeared amid the cherubim the likeness of the hand of a man, under their wings.

And I saw the form of a man's hands among the winged ones under their wings.

9 And I saw, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim. One wheel was next to one cherub, and another wheel was next to another cherub. And the appearance of the wheels was like the sight of the chrysolite stone.

And looking, I saw four wheels by the side of the winged ones, one wheel by the side of a winged one and another wheel by the side of another: and the wheels were like the colour of a beryl stone to the eye.

10 And in their appearance, each one of the four were similar, as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

In form the four of them were all the same, they seemed like a wheel inside a wheel.

11 And when they went, they advanced in four parts. And they did not turn as they went. Instead, to the place to which they were inclined to go at first, the rest also followed, and they did not turn back.

When they were moving, they went on their four sides without turning; they went after the head in the direction in which it was looking; they went without turning.

12 And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.

And the edges of the four wheels were full of eyes round about.

13 And in my hearing, he called these wheels: “constantly changing.”

As for the wheels, they were named in my hearing, the circling wheels.

14 Now each one had four faces. One face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and in the third was the face of a lion, and in the fourth was the face of an eagle.

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a winged one, and the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature, which I had seen beside the river Chebar.

And the winged ones went up on high: this is the living being which I saw by the river Chebar.

16 And when the cherubim advanced, the wheels also went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings in order to be raised up from the earth, the wheels did not remain behind, but they also were beside them.

And when the winged ones went, the wheels went by their side: and when their wings were lifted to take them up from the earth, the wheels were not turned from their side.

17 When they were standing, these stood still. And when they were lifted up, these were lifted up. For the spirit of life was in them.

When they were at rest in their place, these were at rest; when they were lifted up, these went up with them: for the spirit of life was in them.

18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple, and stood above the cherubim.

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

19 And the cherubim, lifting up their wings, were raised up from the earth in my sight. And as they went away, the wheels also followed. And it stood at the entrance to the east gate of the house of the Lord. And the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

And the winged ones, lifting up their wings, went up from the earth before my eyes, with the wheels by their side: and they came to rest at the east doorway of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel beside the river Chebar. And I understood that they were cherubim.

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

21 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. And the likeness of the hand of a man was under their wings.

Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

22 And, concerning the appearance of their faces, these were the same faces that I had seen beside the river Chebar, and the gaze and force of each one of them was to go before his face.

As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose form I saw by the river Chebar; when they went, every one of them went straight forward.