| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. | 1Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli. |
| 2And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. | 2The LORD spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, "Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with blazing coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city." So he went in as I watched. |
| 3Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. | 3Now the cherubim were standing to the south of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court. |
| 4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD. | 4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherub to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the LORD's glory. |
| 5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks. | 5The sound of the cherubim's wings could be heard as far as the outer court; it was like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. |
| 6When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel. | 6After the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from inside the wheelwork, from among the cherubim," the man went in and stood beside a wheel. |
| 7Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out. | 7Then the cherub reached out his hand to the fire that was among them. He took some and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. |
| 8(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.) | 8The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings. |
| 9Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. | 9I looked, and there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The luster of the wheels was like the gleam of beryl. |
| 10As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. | 10In appearance, all four looked alike, like a wheel within a wheel. |
| 11When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. | 11When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. But wherever the head faced, they would go in that direction, without pivoting as they went. |
| 12Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels. | 12Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, wings, and the wheels that the four of them had, were full of eyes all around. |
| 13I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” | 13As I listened the wheels were called "the wheelwork." |
| 14Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle. | 14Each one had four faces: 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. |
| 15Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. | 15The cherubim ascended; these were the living creatures I had seen by the Chebar Canal. |
| 16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side. | 16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when they lifted their wings to rise from the earth, even then the wheels did not veer away from them. |
| 17When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. | 17When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them. |
| 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. | 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. |
| 19As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them. | 19The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes; the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD's house. |
| 20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. | 20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Chebar Canal, and I recognized that they were cherubim. |
| 21Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings. | 21Each had four faces and each had four wings, with what looked something like human hands under their wings. |
| 22Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead. | 22Their faces looked like the same faces I had seen by the Chebar Canal. Each creature went straight ahead. |
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