Ezekiel 10:7
5 And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
6 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 cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.
9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
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Compare
- BSB
- Then 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.
- KJV
- And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
- WEB
- The 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 him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
- ASV
- And the cherub 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 in linen, who took it and went out.
- DARBY
- And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took and put it into the hands of him [that was] clothed with linen; who took [it], and went out.
- BLB
- And the cherub sent forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that [was] between the cherubim, and he took and put [it] into the hands of the one clothed in linen, and he took [it] and went out.
- ÅB
- Og den ene kjerub rakte ut sin hånd fra kjerubene til ilden som var mellom kjerubene, og tok av den og la i hendene på ham som var kledd i linklærne; og han tok den og gikk ut.
- OTB
- En av kjerubene rakte ut hånden til ilden blant dem, tok noen kull, og la dem i hendene på mannen i lin, som tok dem og gikk ut.
- B1930
- Og den ene kjerub rakte ut sin hånd fra kjerubene til ilden som var mellem kjerubene, og tok av den og la i hendene på ham som var klædd i linklærne; og han tok den og gikk ut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 10:6
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 cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
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And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Read in contextMatthew 13:41–42
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Read in contextMatthew 13:49–50
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
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