1Then I looked , and , behold , in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone , as the appearance of the likeness of a throne . 2And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels , even under the cherub , and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim , and scatter them over the city . And he went in in my sight . 3Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house , when the man went in ; and the cloud filled the inner court . 4And the glory of Jehovah mounted up from the cherub , and stood over the threshold of the house ; and the house was filled with the cloud , and the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah ’s glory . 5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court , as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh .
The Judgment on Jerusalem
6And it came to pass , when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels , from between the cherubim , that he went in , and stood beside a wheel . 7And 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 . 8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man ’s hand under their wings . 9And 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. 10And as for their appearance , they four had one likeness , as if a wheel had been within a wheel. 11When they went , they went in their four directions : they turned not as they went , but to the place whither the head looked they followed it ; they turned not as they went . 12And their whole body , and their backs , and their hands , and their wings , and the wheels, were full of eyes round about , even the wheels that they four had .
The Departure of the Glory of the Lord
13As for the wheels , they 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 the face of a man , and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle . 15And the cherubim mounted up : this is the living creature 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 also turned not from beside them . 17When they stood , these stood ; and when they mounted up , these mounted up with them : for the spirit of the living creature was in them . 18And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house , and stood over the cherubim . 19And the cherubim lifted up their wings , and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth , and the wheels beside them : and they stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah ’s house ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above . 20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar ; and I knew that they were cherubim . 21Every one had four faces , and every one four wings ; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings . 22And as for the likeness of their faces , they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar , their appearances and themselves ; they went every one straight forward .