Ezekiel 10:7
in Ezekiel 10Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
KJV
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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This verse in Ezekiel 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
One cherub - The “cherub” who stood next the wheel by the side of which the man stood. The representative of the priestly office now gives up his post of reconciliation, and becomes simply a minister of wrath; another sign that God will turn from Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
Take fire from within the wheelwork
on Ezekiel 10:6-8
A cherub “reached out his hand” and put the fire into his hands. The cherubim have “the form of human hands under their wings,” the hands of Ezekiel 1:8. The man marked out in chapter 9 with his writing kit now carries the fire that will burn the city.
This site's exposition
took some of the fire
A cherub reaches out his hand, takes fire from among them, and gives it to the man clothed in linen. Albert Barnes sees here a sign that God is turning from Jerusalem. The fire of the holy place becomes the fire of judgment.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 3 and following) And he entered in my sight. But the cherubim stood at the right side of the house, when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner courtyard. And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard up to the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty speaking.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim,....
The spirit of burning, the refiner's fire, by which Christ purifies his church, is of a divine original. It is by a celestial fire, fire from between the cherubim, that wonders are wrought.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | vaiyishlach | and he stretched out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| הַכְּר֨וּב | hakeruv | the cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָד֜וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מִבֵּינ֣וֹת | mibeinot | from between | H996 → | 407 times |
| לַכְּרוּבִ֗ים | lakeruvim | <to> the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָאֵשׁ֙ | haesh | the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בֵּינ֣וֹת | beinot | [was] between | H996 → | 407 times |
| הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים | hakeruvim | the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| וַיִּשָּׂא֙ | vaiyisa' | and he lifted up [some] | H5375 → | 656 times |
| וַיִּתֵּ֔ן | vaiyiten | and he put [it] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חָפְנֵ֖י | chafenei | [the] cupped hands of | H2651 → | |
| לְבֻ֣שׁ | levush | [the] [man] clothed of | H3847 → | 110 times |
| הַבַּדִּ֑ים | habadim | the linen<s> | H906 → | 23 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֖ח | vaiyikach | and he took [it] | H3947 → | 966 times |
| וַיֵּצֵֽא׃ | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he stretched out
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
הַכְּר֨וּבthe cherub
hakeruvH3742 →91 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָד֜וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
מִבֵּינ֣וֹתfrom between
mibeinotH996 →407 times
לַכְּרוּבִ֗ים<to> the cherubim
lakeruvimH3742 →91 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָאֵשׁ֙the fire
haeshH784 →378 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בֵּינ֣וֹת[was] between
beinotH996 →407 times
הַכְּרֻבִ֔יםthe cherubim
hakeruvimH3742 →91 times
וַיִּשָּׂא֙and he lifted up [some]
vaiyisa'H5375 →656 times
וַיִּתֵּ֔ןand he put [it]
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
חָפְנֵ֖י[the] cupped hands of
chafeneiH2651 →
לְבֻ֣שׁ[the] [man] clothed of
levushH3847 →110 times
הַבַּדִּ֑יםthe linen<s>
habadimH906 →23 times
וַיִּקַּ֖חand he took [it]
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
וַיֵּצֵֽא׃and he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 1:13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out…
it leads to
- Psalms 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
- Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
- Ezekiel 1:7
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
- Matthew 28:3
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
- Psalms 104:4
Through
Ezekiel 10:6When 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 10:2
And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And…
- Psalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Psalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
- Ezekiel 10:2
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.