Then I looked, and behold
, in the 1 aexpanse
that was over
the heads
of the cherubim
something like a bsapphire
stone
, in appearance
resembling
a cthrone
, appeared
above
them.
And He spoke to the man
clothed
in linen
and said
, "Enter
between
the awhirling
wheels
under
the 1cherubim
and fill
your hands
with bcoals
of fire
from between
the cherubim
and scatter
them over
the city
." And he entered
in my sight
.
Now the cherubim were standing
on the right
side
of the 1temple
when the man
entered
, and the cloud
filled
the ainner
court
.
Then the aglory of the LORD
went
up from the cherub
to the threshold
of the temple
, and the btemple
was filled
with the cloud
and the court
was filled
with the cbrightness
of the glory
of the LORD
.
Moreover, the sound of the wings
of the cherubim
was heard
as far
as the outer
court
, like the avoice
of 1God
Almighty
when He speaks
.
It came about when He commanded
the man
clothed
in linen
, saying
, "Take
fire
from between
the whirling
wheels
, from between
the cherubim
," he entered
and stood
beside
a wheel
.
Then the cherub stretched
out his hand
from between
the cherubim
to the fire
which
was between
the cherubim
, took
some and put
it into the hands
of the one clothed
in linen
, who took
it and went
out.
The cherubim appeared
to have the form
of a man's
hand
under
their wings
.
Then I looked, and behold
, afour
wheels
beside
the cherubim
, one
wheel
beside
each
cherub
; and the appearance
of the wheels
was like the gleam
of a 1 bTarshish
stone
.
As for their appearance, all four
of them had the same
likeness
, as if
one wheel
were within
another wheel
.
When they moved, they went
ain any of their four
1directions
without
turning
as they went
; but they followed
in the direction
which
2they faced
, without
turning
as they went
.
Their awhole body
, their backs
, their hands
, their wings
and the bwheels
were full
of eyes
all
around
, the wheels
belonging to all four
of them.
The wheels were called
in my hearing
, the whirling
wheels
.
And aeach 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
.
Then the cherubim rose
up. They are the aliving
beings
that I saw
by the river
Chebar
.
Now when the cherubim moved
, the wheels
would go
beside
them; also when the cherubim
lifted
up their wings
to rise
from the ground
, the wheels
would not turn
from beside
them.
When 1the cherubim astood still
, 1the wheels would stand
still
; and when they rose
up, 1the wheels would rise
with them, for the spirit
of the living
beings
was in them.
Then the glory of the LORD
departed
from the threshold
of the temple
and stood
aover
the cherubim
.
When athe 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 LORD'S
house
, and the glory
of the God
of Israel
1hovered
over
them.
These are the aliving
beings
that I saw
beneath
the God
of Israel
by bthe river
Chebar
; so I knew
that they were cherubim
.
aEach one
had four
faces
and each
one
four
wings
, and beneath
their wings
was the form
of human
hands
.
As for the likeness of their faces
, they were the same
faces
whose
appearance
I had seen
by the river
Chebar
. Each
one
went
straight
ahead
.