Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 10:1
1Then I looked, and behold, above the expanse over the heads of the cheruvim, there appeared above them something like a sapphire stone, resembling 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, above the expanse over the heads of the cheruvim, there appeared above them something like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne. 2He spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go in between the whirling wheels underneath the cheruvim. Fill your hands with glowing coals from between the cheruvim and scatter them over the city.” So he went in before my eyes. 3Now the cheruvim stood on the right side of the House when the man went in. The cloud filled the inner court.
Read all of Ezekiel 10Ezekiel 10:1 word by word
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 he cried out like a lion: “Upon the watch tower, Adonai, I stand continually in the daytime, and stay at my post every night.
- Habakkuk 2:1I will take my stand at my post, and station myself on the rampart, and I will watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer regarding my argument.
- Ezekiel 1:22Now over the heads of the living creatures there was something like an expanse, shining like the color of ice, stretched forth over their heads.
- Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.
- Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Ruach; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One seated on the throne.
- Ezekiel 10:20They were the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar. I knew that they were cheruvim.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then the cheruvim lifted up their wings. The wheels were beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was over them from above.
- Psalms 18:10He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet.
- Psalms 68:17Why do you gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for His dwelling? Yes, Adonai will dwell there forever!
- Ephesians 1:20This power He exercised in Messiah when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heaven.
- 1 Peter 3:22He has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels and authorities and powers subjected to Him.
- Genesis 18:2When he lifted up his eyes to see, suddenly, three men were standing right by him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
- Genesis 32:24He took them and sent them across the stream, and he sent across whatever he had.
- Joshua 5:13Now it came to pass when Joshua was near Jericho that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man standing in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua approached him and said to him: “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”
- Joshua 6:2Then Adonai said to Joshua, “Look, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty warriors.
- Jeremiah 13:6Now it came to pass after many days that Adonai said to me: “Get up, go to Perath, and take the waistband 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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