Ezekiel 1:9

Ezekiel 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
• New International Version (NIV)and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.

Context of Ezekiel 1:9

7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. 8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings, and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. 10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle. 11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.

Ezekiel 1:9 word by word

חֹֽבְרֹ֛ת אִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֖הּ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֑ם לֹא־יִסַּ֣בּוּ בְלֶכְתָּ֔ן אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear

• and their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• were touchingחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• oneאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• anotherאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• anotherאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• They did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• turnסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• as they movedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• straightעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• aheadפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:9

• Ezekiel 1:11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.
• 2 Chronicles 3:11The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
• Ezekiel 1:12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
• Ezekiel 10:11When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.
• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
• Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Their wings were joined one to another - When their wings were extended, they formed a sort of canopy level with their own heads or shoulders; and on this canopy was the throne, and the "likeness of the man" upon it, Ezekiel 1:26. They turned not when they went - The wings did not flap in flying, or move in the manner of oars, or of the hands of a man in swimming, in order to their passing through the air; as they glided in reference to their feet, so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Two of the wings were in the act of flying, so stretched out that the extremity of each touched a wing of a neighboring living creature, similarly stretched out. This was only when they were in motion. See Ezekiel 1:24. They went every one straight forward - The four together formed a square, and never altered their relative position. From each side two faces looked straight out, one at each corner - and so all moved together toward any of the four…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9At the center of the fiery cloud were four living beings. Each one had four faces and four wings. The number four often represents completeness in the Bible. These creatures, made up of different features, represented the whole created order (everything that God has made).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they--had no occasion to turn themselves round when changing their direction, for they had a face (Eze 1:6) looking to each of the four quarters of heaven. They made no mistakes; and their work needed not be gone over again. Their wings were joined above in pairs (see Eze 1:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:9

• Angel (a Spirit)

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Assyria
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Living Creature
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Sister

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings