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| 1Then 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. | 1As I continued to watch, there on the expanse above the heads of the cherubim was a massive sapphire stone that resembled a throne in form and appearance. |
| 2And 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. | 2The LORD spoke to the man who was clothed in white linen, telling him, "Go between the whirling wheels, under the cherubim, and fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim. Then scatter them over the city." So he entered as I watched. |
| 3Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. | 3Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the entrance to the Temple, when the man entered and a cloud filled the inner court. |
| 4Then 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. | 4The glory of the LORD rose above the cherub and moved to the threshold of the Temple. A cloud filled the Temple and the court was filled with the brilliance of the LORD's glory. |
| 5And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. | 5The sound of the wings of the cherubim, reminiscent of the voice of the Sovereign God when he speaks, could be heard as far as the outer court. |
| 6And 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. | 6He issued this order to the man who was clothed in white linen: "Take fire from within the whirling wheels, among the cherubim." So he went and stood beside the wheels. |
| 7And 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. | 7Then a cherub stretched out his hand to the fire, which was among the cherubim, took some of the fire, and placed it in the hands of the one clothed in white linen, who took it and left. |
| 8And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings. | 8There appeared to be human hands under the wings of the cherubim. |
| 9And 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. | 9As I continued to watch, I observed four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The wheels resembled beryl stone. |
| 10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. | 10In appearance, the four wheels looked like they consisted of a wheel within a wheel. |
| 11When 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. | 11Whenever they moved, they proceeded without turning around as they moved, but they followed in the direction where their head was facing, without looking around as they moved. |
| 12And 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. | 12Their entire bodies, backs, hands, and wings were filled with eyes around, including each of their four wheels. |
| 13As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. | 13The wheels whose sound I was hearing were called "the whirling wheels". |
| 14And 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. | 14Each had four faces. The first one was the face of a cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. |
| 15And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. | 15The cherubim arose. These were the same beings that I had seen at the Chebar River. |
| 16And 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. | 16When the cherubim moved, the wheels went alongside them. But when the cherubim started to ascend, beating their wings to rise above the earth, the wheels beside them didn't turn. |
| 17When 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. | 17When they stood still, the wheels stood still. When they rose up, the wheels rose up, too, because they were alive. |
| 18Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. | 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the Temple and stood over the cherubim. |
| 19And 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. | 19The cherubim lifted their wings and rose above the earth while I watched. They went out, along with their wheels, and stood at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD's Temple as the glory of Israel's God remained above, covering them. |
| 20This 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. | 20These were the living beings that I had seen under the God of Israel on the bank of the Chebar River. I knew that they were cherubim. |
| 21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. | 21Each one had four faces. Each one had four wings, and the form of human hands could be seen under their wings. |
| 22And 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. | 22As to the likeness of their faces, they were like what I had seen on the bank of the Chebar River. They each moved straight ahead. |
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