Ezekiel 10

1 Then I looked, and saw, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance 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 He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, "Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherubim, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." He went in as I watched.

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 stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the 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 The glory of the LORD mounted 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.

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 The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of El Shaddai when he speaks.

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 It came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," that he went in, and stood beside a 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 The cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took of it, and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

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

8 There appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.

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

9 I looked, and look, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like a beryl 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 As for their appearance, the four of them had the same likeness, like a wheel within a wheel.

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

11 When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it; they didn't turn as they went.

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 Their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, even the wheels that the four of them had.

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

13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, "the whirling wheels."

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

14 Every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth 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 The cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

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

16 When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn't turn from 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 stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature 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 The glory of the LORD went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over 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 The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they 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.

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 These were the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew 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 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands 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 As for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.

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.