^26 (A)And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, ^(B)in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above ^(C)it.

^28 (A)Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. ^(B)This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.

Ezekiel Sent to Rebellious Israel

So when I saw it, ^(C)I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

The Glory Departs from the Temple

10 And I looked, and there in the ^(A)firmament^[a] that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

⁵ And the ^(A)sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like ^(B)the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.

¹⁸ Then ^(A)the glory of the Lord ^(B)departed from the threshold of the ^[a]temple and stood over the cherubim. ¹⁹ And ^(C)the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the ^(D)east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

^20 (E)This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel ^(F)by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim.