Ezekiel 10 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Vision of Yahweh’s Glory Departing the Temple

Then I looked^H7200, and behold^H2009, in the [fn]expanse^H7549 that was over^H5921 the heads^H7218 of the cherubim^H3742 something like a sapphire^H5601 stone^H68, in appearance^H4758 in the likeness^H1823 of a throne^H3678, appeared^H7200 above^H5921 them.

Eze 10:2

Eze 10:2And He spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Enter between the whirling wheels under the [fn]cherubim and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered in my sight.

Eze 10:3

Now the cherubim^H3742 were standing^H5975 on the right^H3225 side^H3225 of the house^H1004 when the man^H376 entered^H935, and the cloud^H6051 filled^H4390 the inner^H6442 court^H2691.

Eze 10:4

Eze 10:4Then the glory of Yahweh rose 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 Yahweh.

Eze 10:5

Eze 10:5Moreover, the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of [fn]God Almighty when He speaks.

Eze 10:6

Now it happened^H1961 that when He commanded^H6680 the man^H376 clothed^H3847 in linen^H906, saying^H559, “Take^H3947 fire^H784 from between^H996 the whirling^H1534 wheels^H1534, from between^H996 the cherubim^H3742,” he entered^H935 and stood^H5975 beside^H681 a wheel^H212.

Eze 10:7

Eze 10:7Then the cherub sent forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire which was between the cherubim, took some up, and put it into the hands of the one clothed in linen, who took it and went out.

Eze 10:8

Eze 10:8And the cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

Eze 10:9

Then I looked^H7200, and behold^H2009, four^H702 wheels^H212 beside^H681 the cherubim^H3742, one^H259 wheel^H212 beside^H681 each^H259 cherub^H3742; and the appearance^H4758 of the wheels^H212 was like the gleam^H5869 of a [fn]Tarshish^H8659 stone^H68.

Eze 10:10

Eze 10:10As for their appearance, all four of them had the same likeness, as if one wheel were within another wheel.

Eze 10:11

Eze 10:11As they went, they went in any of their four [fn]directions without turning as they went; but they went in the direction which [fn]they faced, without turning as they went.

Eze 10:12

Eze 10:12And their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, the wheels belonging to all four of them.

Eze 10:13

Eze 10:13The wheels were called in my hearing, the whirling wheels.

Eze 10:14

Eze 10:14And each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Eze 10:15

Then the cherubim^H3742 rose^H7426 up. They are the living^H2416 creatures^H2416 that I saw^H7200 by the river^H5104 Chebar^H3529.

Eze 10:16

Eze 10:16Now as the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; also when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels would not turn from beside them.

Eze 10:17

Eze 10:17When [fn]the cherubim stood still, [fn]the wheels would stand still; and when they rose up, [fn]the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

Eze 10:18

Then the glory^H3519 of Yahweh^H3068 departed^H3318 from the threshold^H4670 of the house^H1004 and stood^H5975 over^H5921 the cherubim^H3742.

Eze 10:19

Eze 10:19When the cherubim departed, they lifted their wings and rose up from the earth in my sight with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of Yahweh, and the glory of the God of Israel [fn]hovered over them.

Eze 10:20

These^H1931 are the living^H2416 creatures^H2416 that I saw^H7200 beneath^H8478 the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 by the river^H5104 Chebar^H3529; so I knew^H3045 that they were cherubim^H3742.