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Ezekiel 10:12
12Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, even the wheels belonging to all four of them.
Ezekiel 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
- New International Version (NIV)Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around.
Context of Ezekiel 10:12
10As for their appearance, all four looked alike, as if one wheel were within another wheel. 11When they moved, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction which they faced, without turning as they went. Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, even the wheels belonging to all four of them. 13Regarding the wheels [attached to them], I heard them called, “the whirling (rolling, revolving) wheels.” 14And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Read all of Ezekiel 10Ezekiel 10:12 word by word
וְכָל־בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים מְלֵאִ֤ים עֵינַ֙יִם֙ סָבִ֔יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם אוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And their whole bodyבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- and their backsגַּבgab · back/rim/browH1354
- and their handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- and their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
- and the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- that they fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:12
- Ezekiel 1:18Regarding their rims: they were so high that they were awesome and dreadful, and the rims of all four of them were full of eyes all around.
- Revelation 4:6and in front of the throne there was something like a sea or large expanse of glass, like [the clearest] crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living creatures who were full of eyes in front and behind [seeing everything and knowing everything that is around them].
Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:12
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure. The Spirit of life, the Spirit of God, directs all creatures, in heaven and on earth, so as to make them serve the Divine purpose. God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when ready to depart, would return to them, if they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12full of eyes: The elders' earlier statement that "The LORD does not see us" (Ezekiel 8:12) was both foolish and false.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. body--literally, "flesh," because a body consists of flesh. wheels ... full of eyes--The description (Eze 1:18) attributes eyes to the "wheels" alone; here there is added, on closer observation, that the cherubim themselves had them. The "eyes" imply that God, by His wisdom, beautifully reconciles seeming contrarieties (compare 2Ch 16:9; Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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