Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 10:1
1Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli.
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 there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli. 2The Lord spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with blazing coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” So he went in as I watched. 3Now the cherubim were standing to the south of the temple 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then I lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and, behold, in the firmamentרָקִיעַrâqîya‛ · expanseH7549
- that was above the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- of the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
- over them as it were a sapphireסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
- stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- as the appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
- of the likenessדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
- of a throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:1
- Isaiah 21:8Then the lookout reported, “Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day, and I stay at my post all night.
- Habakkuk 2:1I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the lookout tower. I will watch to see what he will say to me and what I should reply about my complaint.
- Ezekiel 1:22Over the heads of the living creatures the likeness of an expanse was spread out. It gleamed like awe-inspiring crystal,
- Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.
- Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit, and there was a throne in heaven and someone was seated on it.
- Ezekiel 10:20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Chebar Canal, and I recognized that they were cherubim.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Psalms 18:10He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
- Psalms 68:17God’s chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as he was at Sinai.
- Ephesians 1:20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens —
- 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.
- Genesis 18:2He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, bowed to the ground,
- Genesis 32:24Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Joshua 5:13When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
- Joshua 6:2The Lord said to Joshua, “Look, I have handed Jericho, its king, and its best soldiers over to you.
- Jeremiah 13:6A long time later the Lord said to me, “Go at once to the Euphrates and get the underwear that I commanded you 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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