Ezekiel 10 · Verse 6

Ezekiel 10:6

And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
Ezekiel 10:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 10:6 in other translations

BSBWhen the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.
WEBIt came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside a wheel.
ASVAnd it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in His commanding the man clothed with linen, saying, ‘Take fire from between the wheel, from between the cherubs,' and he goeth in and standeth near the wheel,
DARBYAnd it came to pass when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, then he went in, and stood beside the wheel.
BBEAnd when he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the winged ones, then he went in and took his place at the side of a wheel.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

What does Ezekiel 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. went in--not into the temple, but between the cherubim. Ezekiel sets aside the Jews' boast of the presence of God with them. The cherubim, once the ministers of grace, are now the ministers of vengeance. When "commanded," He without delay obeys (Psa 40:8; He 10:7).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 10:1-7

A 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…

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Ezekiel 10:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
בְּצַוֹּתוֹ֙be.tza.vo.Towhen commanded heH6680
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאִ֤ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
לְבֻֽשׁ\־le.vush-<the> clothed ofH3847
הַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.Dimthe linen<s>H906
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
קַ֥חkachtakeH3947
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784
מִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.Notfrom betweenH996
לַגַּלְגַּ֔לla.gal.Gal<to> the wheelH1534
מִבֵּינ֖וֹתmi.bei.Notfrom betweenH996
לַכְּרוּבִ֑יםla.ke.ru.Vim<to> the cherubimH3742
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
אֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelbesideH681
הָאוֹפָֽן\׃ha.'o.Fanthe wheelH212

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 10:6

  • Ezekiel 10:2

    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.

  • Psalms 99:1

    The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

  • Psalms 80:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2; Ps 80:1; 99:1

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Context

  • Ezekiel 10:5

    And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

  • Ezekiel 10:6

    And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.

  • Ezekiel 10:7

    And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.

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Ezekiel 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que, como mandó al varón vestido de lienzos, diciendo: Toma fuego de entre las ruedas, de entre los querubines, él entró, y paróse entre las ruedas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva que, lorsqu’il eut commandé à l’homme vêtu de lin, disant: Prends du feu d’entre les roues, d’entre les chérubins, il entra et se tint à côté de la roue.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als er dem in Linnen gekleideten Manne gebot und sprach: Nimm Feuer zwischen dem Räderwirbel, zwischen den Cherubim weg, und er hineinging und zur Seite des Rades trat,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque præcepisset viro qui indutus erat lineis, dicens: Sume ignem de medio rotarum quæ sunt inter cherubim: ingressus ille stetit juxta rotam.