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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 as I watched, he went in.

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ASV

And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

KJV

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'Ishthe manH376 →
לְבֻ֣שׁle.Vush<the> clothed ofH3847 →
הַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.Dimthe linen<s>H906 →
וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
בֹּא֩bo'goH935 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּינ֨וֹתbei.NotbetweenH996 →
לַגַּלְגַּ֜לla.gal.Gal<to> the wheelH1534 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
לַכְּר֗וּבla.ke.Ruv<to> the cherubH3742 →
וּמַלֵּ֨אu.ma.Le'and fillH4390 →
חָפְנֶ֤יךָcha.fe.Nei.khacupped hands yourH2651 →
גַֽחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-coals ofH1513 →
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784 →
מִבֵּינ֣וֹתmi.bei.Notfrom betweenH996 →
לַכְּרֻבִ֔יםla.ke.ru.Vim<to> the cherubimH3742 →
וּזְרֹ֖קu.ze.Rokand sprinkle [them]H2236 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
לְעֵינָֽי׃le.'ei.Naito eyes myH5869 →

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Revelation 8:5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.Isaiah 6:6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.Ezekiel 10:16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.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 of it.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.Ezekiel 9:2And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.Ezekiel 20:47–48Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.Exodus 9:8–10Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.Isaiah 6:6–7Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.Psalms 18:12–13From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.Ezekiel 9:2–3And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.Ezekiel 1:15–20When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.Jeremiah 24:8–10But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 10:7–13Then 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.Psalms 140:10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.Exodus 25:18Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”

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