Ezekiel 10:1 “And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubi…”

Ezekiel 10:1

And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

World English Bible

Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

American Standard Version

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

Geneva Bible 1599

And as I looked, beholde, in the firmament that was aboue the head of the Cherubims there appeared vpon them like vnto the similitude of a throne, as it were a saphir stone.

Darby Translation

And I looked, and behold, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

Young's Literal Translation

And I look, and lo, on the expanse that [is] above the head of the cherubs, as a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne, He hath been seen over them.

Bible in Basic English

Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

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Cross references

“I looked”

Habakkuk 2:1 Isaiah 21:8 Isaiah 21:9

Habakkuk 2:1 · BSB

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Isaiah 21:8 · BSB

Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

Isaiah 21:9 · BSB

Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”

“in the”

Exodus 24:10 Ezekiel 1:22–26 Revelation 4:2 Revelation 4:3

Exodus 24:10 · BSB

and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

Ezekiel 1:22–26 · BSB

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

Revelation 4:2 · BSB

At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.

Revelation 4:3 · BSB

The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

“above”

Ezekiel 10:20 Ezekiel 11:22 Psalm 18:10 Ephesians 1:20 1 Peter 3:22 Psalm 68:17

Ezekiel 10:20 · BSB

These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

Ezekiel 11:22 · BSB

Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

Psalm 18:10 · BSB

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Ephesians 1:20 · BSB

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

1 Peter 3:22 · BSB

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

Psalm 68:17 · BSB

The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

“as the”

Revelation 1:13 Genesis 18:2 Genesis 18:17 Genesis 18:22 Genesis 18:31 Genesis 32:24

Revelation 1:13 · BSB

and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

Genesis 18:2 · BSB

And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Genesis 18:17 · BSB

And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

Genesis 18:22 · BSB

And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

Genesis 18:31 · BSB

And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”

Genesis 32:24 · BSB

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And 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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