Ezekiel 10

1 And I look, and lo, on the expanse that [is] above the head of the cherubs, as a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne, He hath been seen over them.

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 And He speaketh unto the man clothed with linen, and saith, 'Go in unto the midst of the wheel, unto the place of the cherub, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubs, and scatter over the city.' And he goeth in before mine eyes.

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 And the cherubs are standing on the right side of the house, at the going in of the man, and the cloud hath 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 and become high doth the honour of Jehovah above the cherub, over the threshold of the house, and the house is filled with the cloud, and the court hath been filled with the brightness of the honour of Jehovah.

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 And a noise of the wings of the cherubs hath been heard unto the outer court, as the voice of God — the Mighty One — in His speaking.

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 And it cometh to pass, in His commanding the man clothed with linen, saying, 'Take fire from between the wheel, from between the cherubs,' and he goeth in and standeth near the 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 that the [one] cherub putteth forth his hand from between the cherubs unto the fire that [is] between the cherubs, and lifteth up, and giveth into the hands of him who is clothed with linen, and he receiveth, and cometh forth.

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

8 And there appeareth in the cherubs the form of a hand of man under their wings,

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

9 and I look, and lo, four wheels near the cherubs, one wheel near the one cherub, and another wheel near the other cherub, and the appearance of the wheels [is] as the colour of 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 to their appearances, one likeness [is] to them four, as it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel.

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

11 In their going, on their four sides they go; they turn not round in their going, for to the place whither the head turneth, after it they go, they turn not round in their going.

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 And all their flesh, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, are full of eyes round about; to them four [are] their wheels.

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

13 To the wheels — to them is one calling in mine ears, 'O wheel!'

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

14 And four faces [are] to each; the face of the one [is] the face of the cherub, and the face of the second the face of man, and of the third the face of a lion, and of 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 And the cherubs are lifted up, it [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 And in the going of the cherubs, the wheels go beside them; and in the cherubs lifting up their wings to be high above the earth, the wheels turn not round, even they, from being 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 In their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for the living spirit [is] 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 And go forth doth the honour of Jehovah from off the threshold of the house, and standeth over the cherubs,

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

19 and the cherubs lift up their wings, and are lifted up from the earth before mine eyes; in their going forth, the wheels also [are] over-against them, and he standeth at the opening of the east gate of the house of Jehovah, and the honour of the God of Israel [is] over them from 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 It [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar, and I know that they are cherubs.

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 Four faces [are] to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man [is] 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 to the likeness of their faces, they [are] the faces that I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; each straight forward they go.

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.