Old/New Testament
8 And in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the Hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.
2 Then, I looked. And lo, there was a likeness, as the appearance of fire from His loins downward, and from His loins upward as the appearance of brightness, and like amber.
3 And He stretched out the likeness of a Hand and took me by a hairy lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between the Earth and Heaven and brought me (in this vision) to Jerusalem, into the entry of the inner gate that lies toward the North, where there remained the idol of jealousy, which provoked jealousy.
4 And behold, the Glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the field.
5 Then He said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes toward the North now.” So, I lifted up my eyes toward the North. And behold, Northward, at the gate of the Altar, was this idol of jealousy in the entry.
6 Furthermore, He said to me: “Son of man, do you not see what they do—the great abominations that the House of Israel commits here, to cause Me to depart from My Sanctuary? But turn again. You shall yet see greater abominations.”
7 And He caused me to enter at the gate of the court. And when I looked, behold, a hole was in the wall.
8 Then He said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall now.” And when I had dug in the wall, behold, a door.
9 And He said to me: “Go in and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.”
10 So I went in and looked. And behold, there was every likeness of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the House of Israel, painted upon the wall, all around.
11 And seventy ancients of the House of Israel stood before them. And Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, stood in the midst of them, each man with his censor in his hand; and the vapor of the incense went up like a cloud.
12 Then He said to me: “Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the House of Israel do in the dark, each one in the chamber of his idols? For they say, ‘The LORD does not see us. The LORD has forsaken the Earth.’”
13 Again, He said also to me, “Turn again, and you shall see greater abominations that they do.”
14 And He caused me to enter into the entry of the gate of the LORD’s House which was toward the North. And behold, women sat there, mourning for Tammuz.
15 Then He said to me: “Have you seen, O son of man? Turn again, and you shall see greater abominations than these.”
16 And He caused me to enter into the inner court of the LORD’s House. And behold, at the door of the Temple of the LORD, between the porch and the Altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the Temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the East. And they worshipped the Sun, toward the East.
17 Then He said to me: “Have you seen, O son of man? Is it a small thing to the House of Judah to commit these abominations which they do here? For they have filled the land with cruelty, and have returned to provoke Me. And lo, they have put the branch before their noses.
18 “Therefore, I will also execute wrath. My Eye shall not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in My Ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”
9 He also cried with a loud voice in my ears, saying, “The reckonings of the city draw near; and every man has a weapon in his hand to destroy it.”
2 And behold, six men came by the way of the high gate which lies toward the North, and every man with a weapon in his hand to destroy it. And one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze Altar.
3 And the Glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the Cherub, upon which it had been, to the door of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
4 And the LORD said to him: “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of those who mourn, and cry for all the abominations that are done in their midst.”
5 And to the others, he said in my hearing: “Go after him, throughout the city, and strike. Let your eye spare no one, nor have pity.
6 “Completely destroy the old, the young, the maids, the children, and the women. But touch no man upon whom is the mark; and begin at My Sanctuary.” Then they began with the elderly men who were before the house.
7 And he said to them: “Defile the house; and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” And they went out and killed in the city.
8 Now when they had killed them, and I had escaped, I fell down upon my face, and cried, saying, “Ah Lord GOD, will you destroy all the rest of Israel in pouring out Your wrath upon Jerusalem?”
9 Then He said to me: “The iniquity of the House of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, so that the land is full of blood, and the city full of corrupt judgment. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the Earth,’ and ‘The LORD does not see.’
10 “As touching Me, also, My Eye shall not spare. Nor will I have pity. I will set their ways upon their heads.”
11 And behold, the man clothed in linen who had the inkhorn by his side, reported, and said, “I have done as You have Commanded me.”
10 And as I looked, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the Cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone upon them, having the likeness of a throne.
2 And He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said: “Go in between the wheels, under the Cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the Cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he went as I watched.
3 Now as the Cherubim stood upon the right side of the house, the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.
4 Then the Glory of the LORD went up from the Cherub, and stood over the door of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the LORD’s Glory.
5 And the sound of the Cherubim’ wings was heard as far as the outer court, like the Voice of the Almighty God, when He speaks.
6 And when He had Commanded the man clothed with linen, saying: “Take fire from between the wheels, from between the Cherubim,” then He went in and stood beside the wheel.
7 And one Cherub stretched forth his hand from between the Cherubim, to the fire that was between the Cherubim, and took from it and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
8 And there appeared in the Cherubim, the likeness of a man’s hand under their wings.
9 And when I looked up, behold, four wheels were beside the Cherubim, one wheel by one Cherub and another wheel by another Cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was as the color of a chrysolite stone.
10 And their appearance (there were four of the same) was as if one wheel had been in another wheel.
11 When they went forth, they went upon their four sides. And they did not turn as they went but went only in their original direction. They did not turn as they went.
12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes, all around, in the same four wheels.
13 And they cried to these wheels within my hearing, “O wheel!”
14 And every beast had four faces. The first face was the face of a Cherub. 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.
15 And the Cherubim were lifted up. This is the beast that I saw at the river Chebar.
16 And when the Cherubim moved, the wheels went beside them. And when the Cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the Earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
17 When the Cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still. And when one was lifted up, the other also lifted themselves up. For the spirit of the beast was in them.
18 Then the Glory of the LORD departed from above the door of the house, and stood upon the Cherubim.
19 And the Cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the Earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were also beside them. And everyone stood at the entry of the gate of the LORD’s House, at the east side, and the Glory of the God of Israel was upon them on high.
20 This is the beast that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river Chebar. And I knew that they were the Cherubim.
21 Each one had four faces, and each one four wings, and the likeness of man’s hands under their wings,
22 and the likeness of their faces the same as the faces which I saw by the river Chebar. The appearance of the Cherubim was the same. They each went straight forward.
13 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Do not forget to entertain strangers. For thereby some have unknowingly received angels into their houses.
3 Remember the prisoners, as though you were bound with them; and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled. But God will judge whoremongers and adulterers.
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness. And be content with those things that you have. For He has said,
6 “I will neither fail you nor forsake you.”
7 So that we may boldly say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.”
8 Remember your leaders who have declared to you the Word of God. Follow their faith, considering what has been the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
9 Do not be carried about with strange and diverse doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart is established with grace, and not with food which has not profited those who walk in them.
10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the Tabernacle have no authority to eat.
11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the Holy Place by the High Priest for sin, are burnt outside the camp.
12 Therefore, even Jesus - so that He might sanctify the people with His own blood - suffered outside the gate.
13 Therefore, let us go forth to Him out of the camp, bearing His reproach.
14 For here have we no continuing city. But we seek one to come.
15 Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God (that is, the fruit of the lips which confess His Name).
16 Do not forget to do good and to share. For God is pleased with such sacrifices.
17 Obey your leaders and submit. For they watch over your souls, as those who must give an account. So that they may do so with joy and not with grief. For that is unprofitable for you.
18 Pray for us. For we are confident that we have a good conscience in all things, desiring to live honestly.
19 And I desire that you do so somewhat more earnestly, that I may be restored to you more quickly.
20 May the God of Peace, Who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus - the Great Shepherd of the sheep - through the blood of the everlasting Covenant,
21 make you perfect in all good works; to do His will, working in you that which is pleasant in His sight through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise forever and ever. Amen.
22 I implore you also, brothers, to bear the words of exhortation. For I have written to you in few words.
23 Know that our brother, Timothy, has been freed; with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those of Italy greet you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
(Written to the Hebrews from Italy. And sent by Timothy.)
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