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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 .
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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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Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house , when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court .
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Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub , and stood over the threshold of the house ; and the house was filled with the cloud , and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD 's glory.
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And the sound of the cherubims ' wings was heard even to the outer court , as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh .
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And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels , from between the cherubims ; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels .
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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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And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings .
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And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims , one wheel by one cherub , and another wheel by another cherub : and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone .
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And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel .
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When they went, they went upon their four sides ; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.
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And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands , and their wings , and the wheels , were full of eyes round about , even the wheels that they four had.
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As for the wheels , it was cried unto them in my hearing , O wheel .
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And every one had four faces : the first face was the face of a cherub , and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion , and the fourth the face of an eagle .
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And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
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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 wheels also turned not from beside them.
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When they stood , these stood ; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
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Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house , and stood over the cherubims .
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And the cherubims lifted up their wings , and mounted up from the earth in my sight : when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD 's house ; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
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This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims .
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Every one had four faces apiece, and Every one four wings ; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings .
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And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.