American Standard Version
Ezekiel 10:1
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.
Ezekiel 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
- New International Version (NIV)I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Context of Ezekiel 10:1
Then 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.
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וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֶל־הָרָקִ֙יעַ֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים כְּאֶ֣בֶן סַפִּ֔יר כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה דְּמ֣וּת כִּסֵּ֑א נִרְאָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- firmamentרָקִיעַrâqîya‛ · expanseH7549
- headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
- sapphireסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
- stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
- likenessדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
- throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:1
- Isaiah 21:8And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
- Habakkuk 2:1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.
- Ezekiel 1:22And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.
- Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.
- Revelation 4:2Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne;
- Ezekiel 10:20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- Psalms 18:10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
- Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
- Ephesians 1:20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
- 1 Peter 3:22who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- Genesis 18:2and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
- Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
- Joshua 5:13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
- Joshua 6:2And Jehovah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.
- Jeremiah 13:6And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1As it were a sapphire stone - See the note on Ezekiel 1:22-26; (note). The chariot, here mentioned by the prophet, was precisely the same as that which he saw at the river Chebar, as himself tells us, Ezekiel 1:15, of which see the description in Ezekiel 1.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1As in Ezekiel 1, the vision of the glory of the Lord, the particulars given identifying the two visions.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A vision of the burning of the city. (Ezek 10:1-7) The Divine glory departing from the temple. (Ezek 10:8-22) Verses 1-7 The fire being taken from between the wheels, under the cherubim, Ezek 1:13, seems to have signified the wrath of God to be executed upon Jerusalem. It intimated that the fire of Divine wrath, which kindles judgment upon a people, is just and holy; and in the great day, the earth, and all the works that are therein, will be burnt up.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. 1-22Repetition of the Vision of the Cherubim. 1. The throne of Jehovah appearing in the midst of the judgments implies that whatever intermediate agencies be employed, He controls them, and that the whole flows as a necessary consequence from His essential holiness (Eze 1:22, 26). cherubim--in Eze 1:5, called "living creatures." The repetition of the vision implies that the judgments are approaching nearer and nearer. These two visions of Deity were granted…Read the comment
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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
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