1 T hen 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.

¶ Then I looked, and, behold, above the heaven that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

2 A nd 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.

And he spoke to the man clothed with linen and said, Go in between the wheels under the cherubim and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight.

3 N ow the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court.

Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house when this man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

4 T hen 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.

And the glory of the LORD had gone up from the cherubim to the threshold of the door, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory.

5 M oreover, 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.

And the thunder of the cherubim’s wings was heard even to the outer court as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.

6 I t 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.

And it came to pass that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim; then he went in and stood among the wheels.

7 T hen 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.

And one cherubim stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim and took thereof and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen, who took it and went out.

8 T he cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

¶ And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

9 T hen 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.

And when I looked, behold, four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by each cherubim; and the colour of the wheels was as a stone of Tarsis or beryl.

10 A s for their appearance, all four of them had the same likeness, as if one wheel were within another wheel.

And as for their appearance, the four were the same, as if one were in the midst of another.

11 W hen 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.

When they went, they went upon their four sides; they did not turn as they went, but to the place where the first one went, they followed it; they did not turn as they went.

12 T heir 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.

And all their flesh and their ribs and their hands and their wings and the wheels: they were full of eyes round about in their four wheels.

13 T he wheels were called in my hearing, the whirling wheels.

To the wheels, it was shouted unto them in my hearing, Roll!

14 A nd 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.

And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherubim; the second face was the face of a man; the third the face of a lion; the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 T hen the cherubim rose up. They are the living beings that I saw by the river Chebar.

And the cherubim rose up. These are the living creatures that I saw by the river of Chebar.

16 N ow 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.

And when the cherubim went, the wheels went with them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.

17 W hen 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.

When they stood still, these stood still; and when they lifted up themselves, these lifted up themselves also; for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

18 T hen the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim.

And the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.

19 W hen 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.

And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight; when they went out, the wheels also were in front of them, and they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

20 T hese are the living beings that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the river Chebar; so I knew that they were cherubim.

These were the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

21 E ach one had four faces and each one four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands.

Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

22 A s 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.

And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearance and their being; each one went straight in the direction they were facing.