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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
spake	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	הָאִ֣ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
clothed	לְבֻ֣שׁ le.Vush	H3847	properly · adjective, masculine singular construct
linen	הַבַּדִּ֗ים ha.ba.Dim	H906	flaxen thread or yarn · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
in	בֹּא֩ bo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
between	בֵּינ֨וֹת bei.Not	H996	between (repeated before each noun · cardinal number, feminine plural construct
wheels	לַגַּלְגַּ֜ל la.gal.Gal	H1534	a wheel · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cherub	לַכְּר֗וּב la.ke.Ruv	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fill	וּמַלֵּ֨א u.ma.Le'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · conjunction + verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	חָפְנֶ֤יךָ cha.fe.Nei.kha	H2651	a fist (only in the dual) · noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
coals	גַֽחֲלֵי ga.cha.lei-	H1513	an ember · noun, common masculine plural construct
fire	אֵשׁ֙ 'esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
between	מִבֵּינ֣וֹת mi.bei.Not	H996	between (repeated before each noun · preposition + cardinal number, feminine plural construct
cherubims	לַכְּרֻבִ֔ים la.ke.ru.Vim	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
scatter	וּזְרֹ֖ק u.ze.Rok	H2236	to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
city	הָעִ֑יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
in	וַיָּבֹ֖א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sight	לְעֵינָֽי le.'ei.Nai	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Revelation 8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and…
Ezekiel 1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up a…
Ezekiel 10:16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same whee…
Exodus 9:8-10 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in th…
Psalms 18:12-13 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
Psalms 140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Isaiah 6:6-7 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:1-7

To inspire us with a holy awe and dread of God, and to fill us with his fear, we may observe, in this part of the vision which the prophet had, I. The glorious appearance of his majesty. Something of the invisible world is here in the visible, some faint representations of its brightness and beauty, some shadows, but such as are no more to be compared with the truth and substance than a picture with the life; yet here is enough to oblige us all to the utmost reverence in our thoughts of God and approaches to him, if we will but admit the impressions this discovery of him will make. 1. He is here in the firmament above the head of the cherubim, Eze 10:1. He manifests his glory in the upper wo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:2

he--Jehovah; He who sat on the "throne." the man--the Messenger of mercy becoming the Messenger of judgment (see on Eze 9:2). Human agents of destruction shall fulfil the will of "the Man," who is Lord of men. wheels--Hebrew, galgal, implying quick revolution; so the impetuous onset of the foe (compare Eze 23:24; Eze 26:10); whereas "ophan," in Eze 1:15-16 implies mere revolution. coals of fire--the wrath of God about to burn the city, as His sword had previously slain its guilty inhabitants. This "fire," how different from the fire on the altar never going out (Lev 6:12-13), whereby, in type, peace was made with God! Compare Isa 33:12, Isa 33:14. It is therefore not taken from the alt…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:2

Coals of fire - These were to signify the burning of the city by the Chaldeans. It seems that the space between the four wheels, which was all on fire, was that from which those coals were taken.

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:2

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen,.... That is, the God of Israel, or the glory of the Lord, that sat upon the throne before described; he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, who appears in another character, and represents the Chaldean or Roman army: and said, go in between the wheels, even under the cherub; the singular for the plural, the "cherubim"; the wheels were under these; the churches are under their ministers, their pastors, guides, and governors; or rather, since the wheels were by the cherubim, it should be rendered, as by some, "unto the cherub", or "cherubim" (a): and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city…

Dictionary and topics

Living creatures — As represented by Ezekiel (1-10) and John (Rev. 4, etc.), are the cherubim. They are distinguished from angels (Rev. 15:7); they join the elders in the “new song” (5:8, 9); they warn of danger from…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 10:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:2

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 10:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:2

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 10:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 10:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 10:1-22

Rashi on Ezekiel 10:2