²² The shape of an expanse,^(A) with a gleam like awe-inspiring crystal,^(B) was spread out over the heads of the living creatures.^{(C) 23} And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies. ²⁴ When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters,^(D) like the voice of the Almighty,^(E) and a sound of commotion like the noise of an army.^(F) When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

²⁵ A voice came from above the expanse over their heads; when they stood still, they lowered their wings.

God’s Glory Leaves the Temple

10 Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads^(A) of the cherubim was something like sapphire^[a] stone resembling the shape of a throne that appeared above them. ² The Lord spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with hot coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.”^(B) So he went in as I watched.