1Then I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of what appeared to be of sapphire stone in the heavens above the heads of the cherubim.
2And the LORD spoke to the Man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill Your hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And as I watched, He went in.
3Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the temple, when the Man went in; and a cloud of glory filled the inner court.
4Then the glory of the LORD rose above the cherubim, and stood over the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness (radiance) of the LORD's glory.
5And the sound of the cherubim’s wings could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice of the Almighty God when He speaks.
6And then the LORD commanded the Man clothed with linen, saying, “Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, then He went in, and stood beside the wheels.
7And then one cherub stretched out his hand to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of Him that was clothed with linen; Who took it, and went out.
8And there appeared under the wings of the cherubim the form of a man's hand.
9And when I looked, I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the color of a beryl stone.
10And as for their appearances, all four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the center of (or intersecting with) another wheel.
11And when they moved, they went in any of four directions; they never turned as they went, but moved in whatever direction toward which the head faced.
12And their whole body - their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels - were completely full of eyes all around about, all four wheels had eyes.
13As for the wheels, in my hearing it was cried to them, “O wheel”.
14And each one of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub; the second face was the face of a man; the third was the face of a lion; and the fourth was the face of an eagle.
15And the cherubim rose up. These were the living creatures that I had seen by the river of Chebar (Kebar).
16And when the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to mount up from the ground, those same wheels also moved and did not leave their side.
17When the cherubim stood still, these also stood still; and when they rose up, these rose with them also; for the Spirit of the living creature was in them.
18Then the glory of the LORD went out from over the threshold of the temple, and hovered above the cherubim.
19And as I watched, the cherubim spread their wings, and mounted up from the earth; when they went out, the wheels also went with them, and every one stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20These are the living creatures that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I realized that they were cherubim.
21 Each one had four faces apiece, and each one had four wings; and under their wings were the likenesses of the hands of a man.
22And their faces had the same appearances as those that I had seen by the river of Chebar, they each went straight ahead. Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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