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| 1Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne. | 1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. |
| 2And 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. | 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. |
| 3Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. | 3Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. |
| 4And 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. | 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. |
| 5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. | 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. |
| 6And 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. | 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. |
| 7And 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. | 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. |
| 8The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings. | 8(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.) |
| 9And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling beryl. | 9Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. |
| 10And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. | 10As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. |
| 11When 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. | 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. |
| 12And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had. | 12Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels. |
| 13As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing “the whirling wheels.” | 13I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” |
| 14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. | 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. |
| 15And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the Chebar canal. | 15Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. |
| 16And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them. | 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. |
| 17When 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. | 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. |
| 18Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. | 18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. |
| 19And 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. | 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. |
| 20These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim. | 20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. |
| 21Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands. | 21Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings. |
| 22And 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. | 22Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead. |
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