Ezekiel 10:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אֶל־הָאִ֣ישׁ ׀ לְבֻ֣שׁ הַבַּדִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֡אמֶר בֹּא֩ אֶל־בֵּינ֨וֹת לַגַּלְגַּ֜ל אֶל־תַּ֣חַת לַכְּר֗וּב וּמַלֵּ֨א חָפְנֶ֤יךָ גַֽחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ֙ מִבֵּינ֣וֹת לַכְּרֻבִ֔ים וּזְרֹ֖ק עַל־הָעִ֑יר וַיָּבֹ֖א לְעֵינָֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer unto-the-ʾîš ləbuš the-baddîm and wayyōʾmer bōʾ unto-bênôt to-the-galgal unto-taḥat to-the-kərûb and-mallēʾ ḥopneykā gaḥălê-ʾēš from-bênôt to-the-kərūbîm and-zərōq upon-the-ʿîr and wayyābōʾ to-ʿênāy.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: 3rd person masculine singular imperfect, with waw consecutive - and he said
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular construct - man of
• *ləbuš*: participle construct - clothed in/wearing
• *baddîm*: masculine plural noun - linen garments
• *bōʾ*: imperative masculine singular - go/come
• *bênôt*: feminine plural construct - between/among
• *galgal*: masculine singular noun with definite article - wheel/whirling
• *taḥat*: preposition - beneath/under
• *kərûb*: masculine singular noun - cherub
• *mallēʾ*: imperative masculine singular piel - fill
• *ḥopneykā*: masculine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your handfuls/fists
• *gaḥălê*-*ʾēš*: construct chain - coals of fire
• *zərōq*: imperative masculine singular - scatter/throw
• *ʿîr*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the city
• *wayyābōʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular imperfect, with waw consecutive - and he came/went
• *ʿênāy*: feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes

Word Meanings

• *galgal*: wheel/whirling thing/celestial sphere
• *bênôt*: between/among/midst
• *zərōq*: scatter/throw/sprinkle
• *ḥopneykā*: your handfuls/the hollow of your hands

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And He said to the man clothed in linen, 'Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.' And he went in as I watched.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde he that sat therin, to him that had the lynnynge rayment vpon him: Crepe in betwene the wheles that are vnder the Cherubins, and take thine honde full of hote coales out from betwene the Cherubins, and cast them ouer the cite. And he crepte in, that I might se.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he spake vnto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in betweene the wheeles, euen vnder the Cherub, & fill thine hands with coales of fire from betweene the Cherubims, & scatter the ouer the citie; he went in in my sight.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then spake he to hym that had the lynnen rayment vpon hym, and sayde: Crepe in betwene the wheeles that are vnder the Cherub, and take thine hand full of hotte coales out from betwene the Cherubims, and scatter them ouer the citie. And he crept in, that I myght see.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He went in as I watched.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He speaketh unto the man clothed with linen, and saith, `Go in unto the midst of the wheel, unto the place of the cherub, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubs, and scatter over the city.' And he goeth in before mine eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. He went in as I watched.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to the man dressed in linen,“Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” He went as I watched.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 8:5 : 5 And the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and cast it to the earth; and there were voices, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
• Ezek 1:13 : 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 and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
• Ezek 1:15-20 : 15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with their four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like the color of a beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were so high that they were fearful; and their rims were full of eyes all around the four of them. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went, there was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
• Ezek 9:2-3 : 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the higher gate, which faces north, each with a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkwell by his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. 3 And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkwell by his side;
• Ps 18:12-13 : 12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hailstones and coals of fire.
• Ps 140:10 : 10 Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
• Isa 6:6-7 : 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar; 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said, Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.
• Isa 30:30 : 30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the coming down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, tempest, and hailstones.
• Jer 24:8-9 : 8 And as for the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad; surely thus says the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the rest of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their harm, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.
• Exod 9:8-9 : 8 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Take handfuls of ashes from the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and will cause boils to break out with sores upon man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes from the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it toward heaven; and it became boils breaking out with sores upon man and beast.
• Ezek 10:7-9 : 7 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the color of a beryl stone. 10 And regarding their appearances, the four had one likeness, as if one wheel was within another wheel. 11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they did not turn as they went, but they followed wherever the head looked; they did not turn as they went. 12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, the wheels that they four had. 13 As for the wheels, it was called to them in my hearing, O wheel.
• Ezek 10:16 : 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
• Ezek 20:47-48 : 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned in it. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
• Ezek 24:9-9 : 9 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pyre large. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty on its coals, that its bronze may be hot and may burn, and that its filthiness may be melted in it, that its scum may be consumed. 12 She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum did not go out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 13 In your filthiness is depravity: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged of your filthiness anymore, until I have caused my fury to rest upon you. 14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your deeds, they shall judge you, says the Lord GOD.
• 2 Kgs 25:9 : 9 And he burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house he burned with fire.
• Ezek 9:11 : 11 And behold, the man clothed with linen, who had the inkwell by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you commanded me.