Ezechiele 10:17-22

17 Quando quelli si fermavano, anche queste si fermavano; quando quelli s’innalzavano, anche queste s’innalzavano con loro, perché lo spirito degli esseri viventi era in esse.

18 E la gloria dell’Eterno si partì di sulla soglia della casa, e si fermò sui cherubini.

19 E i cherubini spiegarono le loro ali e s’innalzarono su dalla terra; e io li vidi partire, con le ruote allato a loro. Si fermarono all’ingresso della porta orientale della casa dell’Eterno; e la gloria dell’Iddio d’Israele stava sopra di loro, su in alto.

20 Erano gli stessi esseri viventi, che avevano veduti sotto l’Iddio d’Israele presso il fiume Kebar; e riconobbi che erano cherubini.

21 Ognun d’essi avevan quattro facce, ognuno quattro ali; e sotto le loro ali appariva la forma di mani d’uomo.

22 E quanto all’aspetto delle loro facce, eran le facce che avevo vedute presso il fiume Kebar; erano gli stessi aspetti, i medesimi cherubini. Ognuno andava dritto davanti a sé.

Ezechiele 10:17-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 10

In this chapter is a vision, very much like that in the first chapter, with some difference, and with a different view, the design of it being to represent the wrath of God against Jerusalem, and his departure from the city and temple. A throne much like that in Eze 1:26 is described, Eze 10:1; orders are given from it to scatter coals over the city, Eze 10:2; the situation of the cherubim when these orders were given, Eze 10:3; the removal of the glory of the Lord from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the consequences of it; the house filled with smoke; the court with the brightness of the Lord's glory; and the sound of the cherubim's wings heard to the outer court, as the voice of God, Eze 10:4,5; the orders of taking and scattering fire over the city executed, and the manner in which they were, Eze 10:6,7; a description of the cherubim and the wheels, much like that in the first chapter, Eze 10:8-17; the departure of the glory of God from the threshold to the east gate of the Lord's house, with the motion of the cherubim and wheels along with him, Eze 10:18,19; and the chapter is concluded with observing, that the cherubim are the same with the living creatures seen in the vision of the first chapter, and had the same form, likeness, and motion, Eze 10:20-22.