Ezekiel 10

The Glory of the Lord Leaves the Temple

1 Then I looked, and behold, x on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something y like a sapphire, 1 in appearance like a throne.

2 And he said to z the man clothed in linen, "Go in among a the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with b burning coals from between the cherubim, and c scatter them over the city." And he went in d before my eyes. 3 Now the cherubim were standing e on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and f a cloud filled g the inner court. 4 And h the glory of the Lord i went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house f was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with j the brightness of the glory of the Lord. 5 And k the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, k like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

6 And when he commanded l the man clothed in linen, m "Take fire from between n the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 And a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 The cherubim appeared to have o the form of a human hand under their wings.

9 p And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and q the appearance of the wheels was r like sparkling s beryl. 10 And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. 11 t When they went, they went in any of their four directions 2 u without turning as they went, v but in whatever direction the front wheel 3 faced, the others followed without turning as they went. 12 w And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, 4 and the wheels were full of eyes all around - the wheels that the four of them had. 13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing n "the whirling wheels." 14 x And every one had four faces: y the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was z a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 a And the cherubim mounted up. These were b the living creatures that I saw by c the Chebar canal. 16 d And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And d when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them. 17 e When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures 5 was in them.

18 f Then g the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. 19 h And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth i before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the j east gate of the house of the Lord, and k the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

20 l These were the living creatures that I saw m underneath the God of Israel by n the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim. 21 o Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings p the likeness of human hands. 22 q And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the Chebar canal. r Each one of them went straight forward.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:22
    Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:26
    And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:2
    And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:6
    And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.
    Ezekiel 10:13
    As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing "the whirling wheels.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:13
    As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 8:5
    Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:19
    And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
  8. Cross References
    Luke 1:11
    And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
  9. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:10
    And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:16
    And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:18 - 19
    Then the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:3
    Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:24
    And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:24
    And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:2
    And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:2
    And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:2
    And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:21
    Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands.
    Ezekiel 1:8
    Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:
    Ezekiel 8:3
    He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:15
    Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:16
    As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:4
    As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:16
    As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.
    Daniel 10:6
    His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:17
    When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:9
    Their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:22
    And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the Chebar canal. Each one of them went straight forward.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:18
    And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.
  29. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:6
    And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:6
    But each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
  32. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:5
    And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness.
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
    Ezekiel 41:19
    A human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around.
  33. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:17
    When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
    Ezekiel 10:19
    And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
  34. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:5
    And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness.
  35. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  36. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:19
    And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.
  37. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:19
    And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.
  38. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:20
    Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
  39. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:4
    And the glory of the Lord went up from 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.
  40. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  41. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:22
    Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
  42. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:2
    And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in before my eyes.
  43. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:1
    The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
  44. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  45. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:5
    And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness.
  46. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:22
    Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.
    Ezekiel 1:26
    And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance.
  47. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  48. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:6
    But each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
  49. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:8
    The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.
  50. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
  51. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:11
    When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced, the others followed without turning as they went.
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