Ezekiel 10:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 10:9

7 And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out.

8 ^aThe cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

9 ^aAnd when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a ^bberyl stone.

10 As for their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

11 ^aWhen they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went.

12 And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were ^afull of eyes all around.

13 As for the wheels, they were called in my¹ hearing, “Wheel.”

14 ^aEach one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This was ^athe living creature I saw by the River Chebar.

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

17 ^aWhen¹ the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when² one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

18 Then ^athe glory of the Lord ^bdeparted from the threshold of the¹ temple and stood over the cherubim.

19 And ^athe cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the ^beast gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

20 ^aThis is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel ^bby the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim.

21 ^aEach one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 10:9

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American Standard Version
And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like unto a beryl stone.

Amplified® Bible
And I looked and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.

Contemporary English Version
and I saw the four wheels near the creatures. These wheels were shining like chrysolite.

Darby English Version
And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the look of a chrysolite stone.

Good News Bible
I also saw that there were four wheels, all alike, one beside each creature. The wheels shone like precious stones, and each one had another wheel which intersected it at right angles.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then 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.

New International Version
I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like chrysolite.

New King James Version
And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl stone.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels resembles the gleam of a Tarshish stone.

Revised Standard Version
And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling chrysolite.

Young's Literal Translation
and I look, and lo, four wheels near the cherubs, one wheel near the one cherub, and another wheel near the other cherub, and the appearance of the wheels `is' as the colour of a beryl stone.

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