What does Ezekiel 10:2 mean?

God said to the man in linen, 'Go in between the wheels under the cherubim. Take handfuls of burning coals from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.' I watched as he went in. Ezekiel 10:2 - Modern Text Bible

(God commands the man in linen to take burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over Jerusalem, symbolizing judgment and purification.)