| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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. | 1Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim something like a sapphire stone, in appearance resembling a throne, appeared above them. |
| 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 He spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, "Enter between the whirling wheels under the 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. |
| 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 the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered, and the 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 went up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and 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. | 5Moreover, 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. |
| 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. | 6It 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 8The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings. | 8The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man's hand 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 behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the gleam of a Tarshish 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 of them had the same likeness, as if one wheel were within another 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 went in any of their four directions without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction which they faced, without turning as they went. |
| 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 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. |
| 13As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing “the whirling wheels.” | 13The wheels were called in my hearing, 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. | 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. |
| 15And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the Chebar canal. | 15Then the cherubim rose up. They are the living beings that I saw by the river Chebar. |
| 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. | 16Now 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. |
| 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 would stand still; and when they rose up, the wheels would rise with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in them. |
| 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 departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over 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. | 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 LORD'S house, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over 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 are the living beings that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; so I knew that they were cherubim. |
| 21Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands. | 21Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands. |
| 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. | 22As 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. |
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