10 He rode on a (A)cherub and flew;
And He sped on the (B)wings of the wind.
11 He made (C)darkness His hiding place, (D)His [a]canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds.
12 From the (E)brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and (F)coals of fire.
13 The Lord also (G)thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.

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  1. Psalm 18:11 Or pavilion

10 He mounted the cherubim(A) and flew;
    he soared(B) on the wings of the wind.(C)
11 He made darkness his covering,(D) his canopy(E) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(F) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(G) and bolts of lightning.(H)
13 The Lord thundered(I) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]

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  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the (A)altar with tongs.

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Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal(A) in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.

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13 [a]In the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of (A)fire, [b]like torches moving among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was [c]flashing from the fire.

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  1. Ezekiel 1:13 As in some ancient versions; MT And the likeness of the living beings
  2. Ezekiel 1:13 Lit like the appearance of
  3. Ezekiel 1:13 Lit going out

13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals(A) of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning(B) flashed out of it.

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Then the angel [a]took the [b]censer and (A)filled it with the fire of the altar, and (B)hurled it to the earth; and there were (C)peals of thunder and sounds, and flashes of lightning and an (D)earthquake.

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  1. Revelation 8:5 Lit has taken
  2. Revelation 8:5 I.e., container to burn incense

Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(A) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(B) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(C)

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