Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- KJV Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- BSB Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- NKJV So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.
- NASB Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.
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Quick answer
The cherubim and wheels lift up, and the glory of God prepares to depart from Jerusalem.
Overview
The living creatures and the wheels of the throne-chariot (chs. 1, 10) move as God's glory begins to leave. This sets up the sober departure of the divine presence from a temple defiled by idolatry. The withdrawal of glory is the gravest sign of judgment, for Israel's life depended on God dwelling among them.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 10:19The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- Ezek 1:19–20When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
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