INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL This book is rightly placed after Jeremiah; since Ezekiel was among the captives in Chaldea, when prophesied; whereas Jeremiah began to prophesy long before that captivity, and concerning it. The name of this prophet signifies, as it is commonly interpreted, "the strength of God", or "strengthened by God", as he was, and as he needed to be, having great work to do, and a…
1Miré, y he aquí en la expansión que había sobre la cabeza de los querubines como una piedra de zafiro, que parecía como semejanza de un trono que se mostró sobre ellos.
2Y habló al varón vestido de lino, y le dijo: Entra en medio de las ruedas debajo de los querubines, y llena tus manos de carbones encendidos de entre los querubines, y espárcelos sobre la ciudad. Y entró a vista mía.
3Y los querubines estaban a la mano derecha de la casa cuando este varón entró; y la nube llenaba el atrio de adentro.
4Entonces la gloria de Jehová se elevó de encima del querubín al umbral de la puerta; y la casa fue llena de la nube, y el atrio se llenó del resplandor de la gloria de Jehová.
5Y el estruendo de las alas de los querubines se oía hasta el atrio de afuera, como la voz del Dios Omnipotente cuando habla.
6Aconteció, pues, que al mandar al varón vestido de lino, diciendo: Toma fuego de entre las ruedas, de entre los querubines, él entró y se paró entre las ruedas.
7Y un querubín extendió su mano de en medio de los querubines al fuego que estaba entre ellos, y tomó de él y lo puso en las manos del que estaba vestido de lino, el cual lo tomó y salió.
8Y apareció en los querubines la figura de una mano de hombre debajo de sus alas.
9Y miré, y he aquí cuatro ruedas junto a los querubines, junto a cada querubín una rueda; y el aspecto de las ruedas era como de crisólito.
10En cuanto a su apariencia, las cuatro eran de una misma forma, como si estuviera una en medio de otra.
11Cuando andaban, hacia los cuatro frentes andaban; no se volvían cuando andaban, sino que al lugar adonde se volvía la primera, en pos de ella iban; ni se volvían cuando andaban.
12Y todo su cuerpo, sus espaldas, sus manos, sus alas y las ruedas estaban llenos de ojos alrededor en sus cuatro ruedas.
13A las ruedas, oyéndolo yo, se les gritaba: ¡Rueda!
14Y cada uno tenía cuatro caras. La primera era rostro de querubín; la segunda, de hombre; la tercera, cara de león; la cuarta, cara de águila.
15Y se levantaron los querubines; este es el ser viviente que vi en el río Quebar.
16Y cuando andaban los querubines, andaban las ruedas junto con ellos; y cuando los querubines alzaban sus alas para levantarse de la tierra, las ruedas tampoco se apartaban de ellos.
17Cuando se paraban ellos, se paraban ellas, y cuando ellos se alzaban, se alzaban con ellos; porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en ellas.
18Entonces la gloria de Jehová se elevó de encima del umbral de la casa, y se puso sobre los querubines.
19Y alzando los querubines sus alas, se levantaron de la tierra delante de mis ojos; cuando ellos salieron, también las ruedas se alzaron al lado de ellos; y se pararon a la entrada de la puerta oriental de la casa de Jehová, y la gloria del Dios de Israel estaba por encima sobre ellos.
20Estos eran los mismos seres vivientes que vi debajo del Dios de Israel junto al río Quebar; y conocí que eran querubines.
21Cada uno tenía cuatro caras y cada uno cuatro alas, y figuras de manos de hombre debajo de sus alas.
22Y la semejanza de sus rostros era la de los rostros que vi junto al río Quebar, su misma apariencia y su ser; cada uno caminaba derecho hacia adelante.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
Versículo 1
I. Then I looked, and, behold,.... After the vision of the destruction of the greater part of the in…
Then I looked, and, behold,.... After the vision of the destruction of the greater part of the inhabitants of Jerusalem by the six men with slaughter weapons, and of the preservation of a few by the man clothed with linen; another vision is seen by the prophet, in some things like to that he saw, of which there is an account in the first chapter; though in some circumstances different, and exhibited with a different view; partly to represent the destruction of Jerusalem by fire, and partly the Lord's removal from it, before or at that time:
in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim; the same with the living creatures, Ezekiel 1:22; where the firmament or expanse of heaven is said to be over their heads, as here; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:22,
there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:26.
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Versículo 2
II. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen,.... That is, the God of Israel, or the glory of the…
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; these "coals of fire" were an emblem of the wrath of God against Jerusalem, and of the destruction of it by fire; and these being fetched from between the cherubim, show that the cause of this wrath and ruin was the ill treatment of the prophets of the Lord; see 2 Chronicles 36:15; as the destruction of the same city afterwards by the Romans was owing, as to the rejection and killing of the Messiah, so to the prosecution of his apostles, 1 Thessalonians 2:15;
and he went in my sight; in the sight of the prophet, as it appeared to him in vision he saw him go in, as he was ordered, between the wheels, and under the cherubim; but as yet he did not see him take the coals of fire, and much less scatter them; these were afterwards done, as related in the other part of the vision.
(a) "in locum cerubinorum, vel cheruborum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ad cherubim", Tigurine version; which is approved by Noldius, p. 84. No. 398.
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Versículo 3
III. Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house,.... According to the Targum, it was the so…
Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house,.... According to the Targum, it was the south side of the house; and so Jarchi interprets it opposite to the north, where the gross idolatries were committed, Ezekiel 8:3; standing at the greatest distance from them, and bearing their testimony against them:
when the man went in; they stood as it were in a levee, through which the man passed, waiting upon him; paying a respect to him; assenting to what he did; and approving of it: this circumstance is mentioned, because they were not always in this position, only at this time; nor did they continue so; we afterwards hear of their motion:
and the cloud filled the inner court; the court of the priests, not as a token of God's presence, as at the dedication of the temple; but rather of judicial blindness and darkness, which the people of the Jews were left unto.
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Versículo 4
IV. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub,.... Or, "cherubim"; those that were upon the …
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub,.... Or, "cherubim"; those that were upon the mercy seat, between which the Shechinah or glorious majesty of God dwelt, in the most holy place: this is a token and intimation of the Lord's leaving of the temple; and a little before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, to which this vision chiefly, if not together, refers, a voice was heard in the temple,
"let us go hence (b):''
and stood over the threshold of the house; either of the holy of holies, from whence he was removing; or rather of the holy place, the court of the priests, the inward court, and so open to the outward court, and view of the people in it:
and the house was filled with the cloud; the temple, being forsaken of God, was filled with darkness; as an emblem of that blindness which is come upon the Jews, and will continue on them till the fulness of the Gentiles brought in:
and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory; either the inward court, as the glory of the Lord passed through it, from the holy of holies; or rather the outward court, of which mention is made in Ezekiel 10:4; the glory of the Lord being on the threshold Of the house, which looked towards that, and so enlightened it. This outward court signifies the Gentiles; who, when the Lord removed from the Jewish nation and people, were favoured with the glorious light of the Gospel, and ordinances of Christ; whereby they were enlightened, and filled with the knowledge of the Lord; with the knowledge of him, who is the brightness of his father's glory, and the express image of his person; so through the fall of the Jews salvation came to the Gentiles, Romans 11:11.
(b) Josephus de Bello Judaeorum, l. 6. c. 5, sect. 3.
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Versículo 5
V. And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court,.... Or outward court. Th…
And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court,.... Or outward court. The sound of the Gospel, which is a joyful sound; a sound of love, grace, and mercy; of life, liberty, peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by Christ; the sound of this in the swift ministry of the apostles, signified by the "cherubim's wings", went into all the earth, and throughout the whole Gentile world; by which many souls were quickened and enlightened; many churches were formed; and the glory of the Lord, being revealed, was seen by all flesh; and the whole world was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory, as it will be again, and more abundantly, in the latter day: and this sound was
as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh; the Gospel is as thunder, which is the voice of God; and the ministers of it are "Boanergeses", "sons of thunder", Mark 3:17, it shakes the conscience; shows men their danger; and points at the Saviour: it is not the word of man, but in deed and in truth the word of God: it is the voice of Christ, who is the Almighty; and it appears to be so, by its powerful effects, when attended with a divine energy, in quickening dead sinners; enlightening dark minds; unstopping deaf ears; softening hard hearts; and turning men from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; it is so when God speaks in it, and by it; when it comes not in word only, but in the Holy Ghost, and in power.
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Versículo 6
VI. And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen,.... After the orders …
And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen,.... After the orders were given by him that was upon the throne to the man thus described:
saying, take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim; as in Ezekiel 10:2;
then he went in; immediately, into the place where the wheels and cherubim were; even under the firmament of heaven, and the throne that was in it:
and stood beside the wheels, or "wheel"; to see what it was, as Kimchi thinks; or rather in order to go in between them, as he was bid to do, Ezekiel 10:2.
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Versículo 7
VII. And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim,.... One of the four living cre…
And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim,.... One of the four living creatures, or cherubim, put out his hand from among the rest:
unto the fire that was between the cherubim; so fire is said to go up and down among them, Ezekiel 1:13; to which the reference is here:
and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: denoting, as before observed, that it was for the ill usage of the ministers of God's word that wrath came upon the people of the Jews, and the destruction of their city by fire; so wrath will come upon antichrist, and the antichristian states, for their usage of the ministers and churches of Christ, and in consequence of the prayers, and by the instigation of such persons; see Revelation 6:9; so one of the four beasts or living creatures, the same with the cherubim here, is said to give to the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, Revelation 15:7;
who took it, and went out; took the fire, and went out of the temple, and scattered it upon the city of Jerusalem; so representing the Chaldean, or rather the Roman army, burning it with fire; see Matthew 22:7; where they are called the armies of the King of kings.
VIII
Versículo 8
VIII. And there appeared in the cherubim,.... The Septuagint version is, "I saw the cherubim"; and so t…
And there appeared in the cherubim,.... The Septuagint version is, "I saw the cherubim"; and so the Syriac version, "I saw in the cherubim"; what follows:
the form of a man's hand under their wings; one of them put forth his hand, which was seen by the prophet, as declared in Ezekiel 10:7; but this was only the "form" of one; which is observed to show that it is not to be taken literally, but as seen in the vision of prophecy; and being under their wings denotes secrecy and privacy: and the whole being applied to the ministers of the word is expressive of their activity and diligence in the work of the Lord, both in private and in public; and that they make no boast nor show of their works and labours, and ascribe nothing to themselves, but all to the grace of God that is with them, 1 Corinthians 15:10; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:8.
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Versículo 9
IX. And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim,.... The churches by the ministers: of…
And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim,.... The churches by the ministers: of these "wheels", and why the churches are so called, and of their number "four", and their situation "by" the cherubim; see Gill on Ezekiel 1:15;
one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: a minister to a church; every church has its own pastor, elder, or overseer, by it, and over it:
and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone; a precious stone of a sea green; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:16. The Targum renders it in general, "a precious stone"; the Septuagint version, "a carbuncle"; and the Vulgate Latin version, "a chrysolite".
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Versículo 10
X. And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness,.... They were exactly like one another;…
And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness,.... They were exactly like one another; they were all composed of the same matter, had all the colour of a beryl stone, were all in the same form of a wheel; and in matter, form, and shape, entirely tallied and agreed one with another, as true Gospel churches do: See Gill on Ezekiel 1:16;
as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel: not included in one another, but were formed in a cross or transverse way; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:16.
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Versículo 11
XI. When they went, they went upon their four sides,.... Which four sides they had, by being made in …
When they went, they went upon their four sides,.... Which four sides they had, by being made in the transverse way before mentioned; just as the New Jerusalem church state is said to be foursquare, Revelation 21:16; and this may denote the uniformity of Gospel churches in every state and condition, prosperous and adverse; and the constancy of their walk, conduct, and conversation:
they turned not as they went: neither to the right hand or the left, but went on in the path of faith and duty, keeping close to the word of God, and keeping up a conversation, discipline, and worship, according to it:
but to the place where the head looked they, followed it; meaning either the rulers, guides, and governors of churches, pastors and elders; whose faith and conversation are followed by the members: or rather Christ himself, the head of the church, who is to be followed whithersoever he goes or directs: unless by the head is meant the same as the spirit, Ezekiel 1:20; the Spirit of God, by whom the true members of Gospel churches are led, and after whom they walk. The Targum is,
"the place to which the first turned (or looked), after it they went;''
that is, the first of the wheels; and so may signify that the primitive churches are the pattern after which all the churches in after ages are to go;
they turned not as they went; this is repeated partly for the confirmation of it; and partly to excite attention to it, as being worthy of observation; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:17.
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Versículo 12
XII. And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings,.... This is to be unders…
And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings,.... This is to be understood not of the wheels, to whom body or flesh, backs, hands, and wings, do not belong, but of the cherubim; and the sense is, that as the wheels were alike, and had one and the same form and appearance, so had the cherubim; they were exactly alike in their body, backs, hands, and wings; denoting the agreement between Gospel ministers, in their doctrine, work, and conversation:
and the wheels were full of eyes round about; that is, the rings or circles of the wheels, as in Ezekiel 1:18; signifying that churches consisted of enlightened persons, who had a sight of their sin and danger, and looked to Christ for salvation, and walked circumspectly, and watched over one another:
even the wheels that they four had: the wheels that belonged to the four living creatures or cherubim.
XIII
Versículo 13
XIII. As for the wheels, it was cried to them in my hearing,.... Or they were called, as the prophet he…
As for the wheels, it was cried to them in my hearing,.... Or they were called, as the prophet heard in the vision, by the following name:
O wheel, or, "the wheel": for though there are several particular churches, yet they make up but one general assembly and Church of the firstborn, written in heaven; and will be all together in their perfect state, signified by the round form of the wheel; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:15.
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Versículo 14
XIV. And everyone had four faces,.... That is, everyone of the wheels, for of these the words are cont…
And everyone had four faces,.... That is, everyone of the wheels, for of these the words are continued; and which agrees with Ezekiel 1:15; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:15,
the first face was the face of a cherub; this being in the room of the ox's face, Ezekiel 1:10, shows that the face of an ox and a cherub are the same; and that the living creatures have the general name of cherubim, from the face of an ox; and are so called from which in the Syriac and Chaldee languages signifies to "plough", that creature being made use of in such service:
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; how these are applicable to Gospel churches, and the true members of them; see Gill on Ezekiel 1:15.
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Versículo 15
XV. And the cherubim were lifted up,.... From the earth; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19;
And the cherubim were lifted up,.... From the earth; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19;
this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar: a river in Chaldea, where the prophet was when he had the vision of the living creatures recorded in the "first" chapter; and hence it is out of doubt that the living creatures and the cherubim are the same.
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Versículo 16
16. And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them,.... Ministers being guides to the churches i…
And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them,.... Ministers being guides to the churches in doctrine, worship, devotion, and conversation; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19;
and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth,
the same wheels also turned not from beside them; ministers and churches go together; if the one remove, the other do also; they cannot long subsist without each other; and, generally speaking, as are the light, knowledge, zeal, affection, and devotion of the one, such are those of the other; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19.
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Versículo 17
17. When they stood, these stood,.... When the one were inactive, lifeless, and without motion, makin…
When they stood, these stood,.... When the one were inactive, lifeless, and without motion, making no progress in knowledge, experience, and practice, the other were so likewise; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:21;
and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also; like people, like priest, whether in things commendable or not, Hosea 4:9;
for the spirit of the living creature was in them; the same spirit that was in the cherubim was in the wheels; and the same Spirit of God, who is a "spirit of life" (c), as the words may be rendered, is in the churches, as in the ministers; generally speaking, if the one are lively, the other are also, and both move as they are acted by the Spirit; and also their motion from place to place, which is spoken of in Ezekiel 10:18, is directed by the Spirit; see Acts 16:6.
(c) , Sept. "spiritus vitae", V. L. Starckius.
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Versículo 18
18. Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house,.... Whither he had remov…
Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house,.... Whither he had removed from the cherub or the cherubim, between the mercy seat, Ezekiel 10:4; taking another step towards a general departure from the temple and city, of which this was another signal and warning:
and stood over the cherubim: not on the mercy seat from whence he came, for hither he returned not; but over the cherubim or living creatures seen in the vision, which were under the throne in the firmament of heaven; an emblem, as we have seen, of Gospel ministers: and this may denote the exaltation of Christ, who is the glory of the Lord, the brightness of his Father's glory, above sheen; his protection of them, and presence with them; for, let him move where he will, he will not depart from his faithful ministers; he will be with them to the end of the world.
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Versículo 19
19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings,.... As birds do, when they are about to remove and fly aw…
And the cherubim lifted up their wings,.... As birds do, when they are about to remove and fly away; these being upon the motion, ready to depart, as well as the glory of the Lord:
and mounted up from the earth in my sight: the land of Judea, where the Gospel was first preached; but this being slighted and despised, the apostles and first ministers of the Gospel took their flight from thence, and turned to the Gentiles:
when they went out, the wheels also were beside them: wherever they went in the Gentile world, their ministry was successful, souls were converted, and churches formed; when the glory of the God of Israel departed from the temple, and from the city of Jerusalem, and from the land of Judea, the Gospel ministry and the Gospel church state were removed likewise, and carried and fixed elsewhere:
and everyone stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house; that is, the glory of the God of Israel, and the cherubim, and the wheels, they stood together in one place, the eastern gate of the temple, one of the outward gates: the gate of the court of the Israelites, or outward court, which looked to the east; which shows that they were just going, and leaving the house or temple desolate, no more to return to it; see Matthew 23:38; the next remove was into the city, and then to a mountain on the east side of it; see Ezekiel 11:23; it was in the eastern part of the world that the Gospel was first preached, after it was carried from Judea:
and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above; both over the cherubim and the wheels; great gifts were bestowed upon the ministers, and great grace was upon the churches; and the presence of God was with both, and a glory on them, and on that glory a defence.
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Versículo 20
20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river of Chebar,.... This …
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river of Chebar,.... This is repeated from Ezekiel 10:15; not only for the confirmation of it; but with an addition, to show that the appearance of the man upon the throne, Ezekiel 1:26, is no other than the God of Israel; and inasmuch as Christ is there meant, for the Father never appeared in a human form, it follows that Christ is the God of Israel, under whose power, protection, and influence, the cherubim, his ministers, are; and so this is a proof of the true and proper deity of Christ:
and I knew that they were the cherubim; not by having seen the cherubim on the mercy seat, and comparing these forms with them, which none but a high priest could ever see; for, though Ezekiel was a priest, it does not appear that he was a high priest; but by the forms of them he had seen carved on the doors and walls of the temple, 1 Kings 6:29.
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Versículo 21
21. Every one had four faces apiece,.... Every one of the four living creatures, or cherubim, had fou…
Every one had four faces apiece,.... Every one of the four living creatures, or cherubim, had four faces; which were the face of a man, of a lion, of an ox, and of an eagle, Ezekiel 1:10;
and everyone four wings: the Septuagint version reads eight wings; and the Syriac version "six"; so many in all indeed they had; see Gill on Ezekiel 1:23;
and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings; See Gill on Ezekiel 10:8.
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Versículo 22
22. And the likeness of their faces was the same faces,.... Or their faces were like the same,
And the likeness of their faces was the same faces,.... Or their faces were like the same,
which I saw by the river of Chebar; which prove that the living creatures and the cherubim must be the same:
their appearance and themselves; were exactly the same there was no difference in their faces or in their bodies:
they went everyone straight forward; their motion as well as their form were alike; they kept one even course, looking right on, and their eyes right before them.
Antiguo Testamento
Ezekiel — Capítulo 10
INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL This book is rightly placed after Jeremiah; since Ezekiel was among the captives in Chaldea, when prophesied; whereas Jeremiah began to prophesy long before that captivity, and concerning it. The name of this prophet signifies, as it is commonly interpreted, "the strength of God", or "strengthened by God", as he was, and as he needed to be, having great work to do, and a…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Miré, y he aquí en la expansión que había sobre la cabeza de los querubines como una piedra de zafiro, que parecía como semejanza de un trono que se mostró sobre ellos.
2Y habló al varón vestido de lino, y le dijo: Entra en medio de las ruedas debajo de los querubines, y llena tus manos de carbones encendidos de entre los querubines, y espárcelos sobre la ciudad. Y entró a vista mía.
3Y los querubines estaban a la mano derecha de la casa cuando este varón entró; y la nube llenaba el atrio de adentro.
4Entonces la gloria de Jehová se elevó de encima del querubín al umbral de la puerta; y la casa fue llena de la nube, y el atrio se llenó del resplandor de la gloria de Jehová.
5Y el estruendo de las alas de los querubines se oía hasta el atrio de afuera, como la voz del Dios Omnipotente cuando habla.
6Aconteció, pues, que al mandar al varón vestido de lino, diciendo: Toma fuego de entre las ruedas, de entre los querubines, él entró y se paró entre las ruedas.
7Y un querubín extendió su mano de en medio de los querubines al fuego que estaba entre ellos, y tomó de él y lo puso en las manos del que estaba vestido de lino, el cual lo tomó y salió.
8Y apareció en los querubines la figura de una mano de hombre debajo de sus alas.
9Y miré, y he aquí cuatro ruedas junto a los querubines, junto a cada querubín una rueda; y el aspecto de las ruedas era como de crisólito.
10En cuanto a su apariencia, las cuatro eran de una misma forma, como si estuviera una en medio de otra.
11Cuando andaban, hacia los cuatro frentes andaban; no se volvían cuando andaban, sino que al lugar adonde se volvía la primera, en pos de ella iban; ni se volvían cuando andaban.
12Y todo su cuerpo, sus espaldas, sus manos, sus alas y las ruedas estaban llenos de ojos alrededor en sus cuatro ruedas.
13A las ruedas, oyéndolo yo, se les gritaba: ¡Rueda!
14Y cada uno tenía cuatro caras. La primera era rostro de querubín; la segunda, de hombre; la tercera, cara de león; la cuarta, cara de águila.
15Y se levantaron los querubines; este es el ser viviente que vi en el río Quebar.
16Y cuando andaban los querubines, andaban las ruedas junto con ellos; y cuando los querubines alzaban sus alas para levantarse de la tierra, las ruedas tampoco se apartaban de ellos.
17Cuando se paraban ellos, se paraban ellas, y cuando ellos se alzaban, se alzaban con ellos; porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en ellas.
18Entonces la gloria de Jehová se elevó de encima del umbral de la casa, y se puso sobre los querubines.
19Y alzando los querubines sus alas, se levantaron de la tierra delante de mis ojos; cuando ellos salieron, también las ruedas se alzaron al lado de ellos; y se pararon a la entrada de la puerta oriental de la casa de Jehová, y la gloria del Dios de Israel estaba por encima sobre ellos.
20Estos eran los mismos seres vivientes que vi debajo del Dios de Israel junto al río Quebar; y conocí que eran querubines.
21Cada uno tenía cuatro caras y cada uno cuatro alas, y figuras de manos de hombre debajo de sus alas.
22Y la semejanza de sus rostros era la de los rostros que vi junto al río Quebar, su misma apariencia y su ser; cada uno caminaba derecho hacia adelante.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. Then I looked, and, behold,.... After the vision of the destruction of the greater part of the in…
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II. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen,.... That is, the God of Israel, or the glory of the…
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III. Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house,.... According to the Targum, it was the so…
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IV. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub,.... Or, "cherubim"; those that were upon the …
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V. And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court,.... Or outward court. Th…
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VI. And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen,.... After the orders …
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VII. And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim,.... One of the four living cre…
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VIII. And there appeared in the cherubim,.... The Septuagint version is, "I saw the cherubim"; and so t…
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IX. And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim,.... The churches by the ministers: of…
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X. And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness,.... They were exactly like one another;…
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XI. When they went, they went upon their four sides,.... Which four sides they had, by being made in …
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XII. And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings,.... This is to be unders…
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XIII. As for the wheels, it was cried to them in my hearing,.... Or they were called, as the prophet he…
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XIV. And everyone had four faces,.... That is, everyone of the wheels, for of these the words are cont…
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XV. And the cherubim were lifted up,.... From the earth; See Gill on Ezekiel 1:19;
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16. And when the cherubim went, the wheels went by them,.... Ministers being guides to the churches i…
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17. When they stood, these stood,.... When the one were inactive, lifeless, and without motion, makin…
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18. Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house,.... Whither he had remov…
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19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings,.... As birds do, when they are about to remove and fly aw…
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20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river of Chebar,.... This …
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21. Every one had four faces apiece,.... Every one of the four living creatures, or cherubim, had fou…
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22. And the likeness of their faces was the same faces,.... Or their faces were like the same,