Ezekiel 10:2

Ezekiel 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in as I watched.

Context of Ezekiel 10:2

1Then I looked, and behold, in the expanse (firmament) that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared something [glorious and brilliant] above them looking like a [huge] sapphire stone, formed to resemble a throne. And the Lord spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, “Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered as I watched. 3Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered; and a cloud [the Shekinah glory of God] filled the inner courtyard. 4Then the glory and brilliance of the Lord moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.

Ezekiel 10:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אֶל־הָאִ֣ישׁ׀ לְבֻ֣שׁ הַבַּדִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֡אמֶר בֹּא֩ אֶל־בֵּינ֨וֹת לַגַּלְגַּ֜ל אֶל־תַּ֣חַת לַכְּר֗וּב וּמַלֵּ֨א חָפְנֶ֤יךָ גַֽחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ֙ מִבֵּינ֣וֹת לַכְּרֻבִ֔ים וּזְרֹ֖ק עַל־הָעִ֑יר וַיָּבֹ֖א לְעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with linenבַּדbad · linenH906
• Go inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · between: amongH996
• the wheelsגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• under the cherubכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• and fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• thine handחֹ֫פֶןchôphen · palmH2651
• with coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and scatterזָרַקzâraq · to scatterH2236
• over the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in my sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: before(the eyes)H5869

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:2

• Ezekiel 10:7Then a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between [the four of] them, and took some [of it] and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and departed.
• Ezekiel 9:2Behold, six men [angelic beings] came from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with his battle-axe in his hand; and among them was a certain man clothed in linen, with a scribe’s writing case at his side. They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.
• Ezekiel 10:8Beneath their wings the cherubim seemed to have [something in] the form of a man’s hand.
• Ezekiel 1:15Now as I looked at the living beings, I saw one wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.
• Ezekiel 1:13Among the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire.
• Exodus 9:8Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the brick kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.
• Psalms 18:12Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.
• Psalms 140:10Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be thrown into the fire, Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.
• Isaiah 6:6Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs.
• Revelation 8:5So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
• Ezekiel 20:47and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every one of your green trees, as well as every one of your dry trees. The blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from the south to the north will be burned by it.
• Ezekiel 24:9Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the bloody city! I will also make the pile [of wood] high.
• 2 Kings 25:9He burned the house (temple) of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
• Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will make His majestic voice heard, And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger, And in the flame of a devouring fire, In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.
• Jeremiah 24:8‘And as for the bad figs, which are so rotten that they cannot be eaten,’ surely thus says the Lord, ‘so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and those who live in the land of Egypt.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Coals of fire - These were to signify the burning of the city by the Chaldeans. It seems that the space between the four wheels, which was all on fire, was that from which those coals were taken.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He spake - The person enthroned. The cherub - The particular cherub who was to hand the coals to destroy Psalm 120:4; Isaiah 10:16; Revelation 15:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2This vision of God’s fearful and holy glory was almost the same as the one Ezekiel had seen earlier in Babylonia (Ezekiel 1). Now he saw it again, but this time in the temple in Jerusalem. The temple was filled with symbols of heaven. In this vision, Ezekiel understood clearly that the living creatures he had seen before were cherubim. Cherubim are powerful heavenly beings who guard God’s holiness and carry out his judgment (Genesis 3:24). A priestly…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. he--Jehovah; He who sat on the "throne." the man--the Messenger of mercy becoming the Messenger of judgment (see on Eze 9:2). Human agents of destruction shall fulfil the will of "the Man," who is Lord of men. wheels--Hebrew, galgal, implying quick revolution; so the impetuous onset of the foe (compare Eze 23:24; 26:10); whereas "ophan," in Eze 1:15, 16 implies mere revolution. coals of fire--the wrath of God about to burn the city, as His sword had…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:2

• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Living creatures
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Creature, Living
• Ezekiel
• Linen
• Living Creature
• Wheel
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings