Ezekiel 10

1 And saw and behold in the firmament that was over the heads of the cherubims, there appeared over them as it were the sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

2 And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight:

And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

3 And the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.

Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court.

4 And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.

Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking.

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

6 And when he had commanded the man that was clothed with linen, saying: Take fire from the midst of the wheels that are between the cherubims: he went in and stood beside the wheel,

When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.

7 And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth.

Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.

8 And there appeared in the cherubims the likeness of a man’s hand under their wings.

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

9 And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone:

Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.

10 And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel.

As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.

11 And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back.

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.

12 And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels.

Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.

13 And these wheels he called voluble, in my hearing.

I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”

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

Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

15 And the cherubims were lifted up: this is the living creature that I had seen by the river Chobar.

Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.

16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them.

When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.

17 When they stood, these stood: and when they were lifted up, these were lifted up: for the spirit of life was in them.

When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

18 And the glory of the Lord went forth from the threshold of the temple: and stood over the cherubims.

Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.

19 And the cherubims lifting up their wings, were raised from the earth before me: and as they went out, the wheels also followed: and it stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the Lord: and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.

20 This is the living creature, which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chobar: and I understood that they were cherubims.

These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

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

Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.

22 And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward.

Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.