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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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
He spake - The person enthroned. The cherub - The particular cherub who was to hand the coals to destroy Psa 120:4; Isa 10:16; Rev 15:8.
Adam Clarke
Coals of fire - These were to signify the burning of the city by the Chaldeans. It seems that the space between the four wheels, which was all on fire, was that from which those coals were taken.
To inspire us with a holy awe and dread of God, and to fill us with his fear, we may observe, in this part of the vision which the prophet had,
I. The glorious appearance of his majesty. Something of…
Cambridge Bible
between the wheels The word is singular and occurs again Eze 10:10, being used as a collective to describe the whole wheel-work. There were four wheels (a different word) which are called here…
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