Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 1

(Psalm 137:1–9)

1וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961In the thirtiethבִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםbish.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,on the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the fourth monthבָּֽרְבִיעִי֙ba.re.vi.'IH7243,while Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589was amongבְתֽוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֖הha.go.LahH1473byעַל־'al-H5921the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529,the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064openedנִפְתְּחוּ֙nif.te.ChuH6605and I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7200visionsמַרְא֥וֹתmar.'otH4759of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2On the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568day of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320—itהִ֚יאhi'H1931was the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141of the exileלְגָל֖וּתle.ga.LutH1546of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiachinיוֹיָכִֽין׃yo.ya.KhinH3112—

3the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068came directlyH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵ֨אלye.chez.KelH3168the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Buziבּוּזִ֧יbu.ZiH941,in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778byעַל־'al-H5921the Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Kebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529.And thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027wasH1961upon himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.

The Four Living Creatures

4I lookedוָאֵ֡רֶאva.'E.re'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009a whirlwindר֨וּחַ סְעָרָ֜הRu.ach se.'a.RahH7307 H5591comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935fromמִן־min-H4480the northהַצָּפ֗וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419cloudעָנָ֤ן'a.NanH6051with fireוְאֵ֣שׁve.'EshH784flashing back and forthמִתְלַקַּ֔חַתmit.la.Ka.chatH3947and brilliant lightוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051all aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439it.In the centerוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784was a gleamכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869like amberהַחַשְׁמַ֖ל מִתּ֥וֹךְha.chash.Mal mi.TokhH2830 H8432,

5and within itוּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּu.Mi.to.KhahH8432wasthe formדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823of fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702living creaturesחַיּ֑וֹתchai.YotH2416.And thisוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088wastheir appearanceמַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ןmar.'ei.HenH4758: They hada humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120formדְּמ֥וּתde.MutH1823,

6but eachלְאֶחָ֑תle.'e.ChatH259had fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702facesפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאַחַ֥תke.na.Fa.yim le.'a.ChatH3671 H259.

7Their legsH7272were straightיְשָׁרָ֑הye.sha.RahH3477,and the solesוְכַ֣ףve.KhafH3709of their feetH7272were like the hoovesכְּכַף֙ke.KhafH3709 H7272of a calfעֵ֔גֶל'E.gelH5695,gleamingוְנֹ֣צְצִ֔יםve.No.tze.TzimH5340likeכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869polishedקָלָֽל׃ka.LalH7044bronzeנְחֹ֥שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

8Underמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.fei.HemH3671onעַ֖ל'alH5921their fourאַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702sidesרִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriv.'ei.HemH7253they had humanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120handsוִידֵ֣יve.ya.dovH3027.All fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם׃le.'ar.ba'.TamH702living creatureshad facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440and wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.HemH3671,

9and their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֑םkan.fei.HemH3671were touchingחֹֽבְרֹ֛תchoe.RotH2266oneאֶל־'el-H413anotherאִשָּׁ֥ה אֲחוֹתָ֖הּ'i.Shah 'a.cho.TahH269 H802.They did notלֹא־lo'-H3808turnיִסַּ֣בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְלֶכְתָּ֔ןve.lekh.TanH1980;eachאִ֛ישׁ אֶל־'ish 'el-H376 H413one wentיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980straightעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676aheadפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

10The formוּדְמ֣וּתu.de.MutH1823of their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֮pe.nei.HemH6440was thatפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,and each of the fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702had the faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of a lionאַרְיֵ֤ה'ar.YehH738onאֶל־'el-H413the right sideהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225,the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794on the left sideמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אולme.ha.se.MolH8040,and alsoלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702the faceוּפְנֵי־u.fe.nei-H6440of an eagleנֶ֖שֶׁר לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃Ne.sher le.'ar.ba'.TanH5404 H702.

11Such were their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֕םu.fe.nei.HemH6440.Their wingsוְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥םve.khan.fei.HemH3671were spreadפְּרֻד֖וֹתpe.ru.DotH6504upwardמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605;eachלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376hadtwoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147wingstouchingחֹבְר֣וֹתchoe.RotH2266the wings of the creature on either sideאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147wings coveringמְכַסּ֔וֹתme.kha.SotH3680itsאֵ֖ת'etH853bodyגְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ge.vi.yo.tei.He.nahH1472.

12Eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376creaturewentיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980straight aheadאֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו'el- 'E.ver pa.NavH413 H5676 H6440.Whereverאֶ֣ל'elH413אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961שָׁ֨מָּהSha.mahH8033the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307would goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980,they would goיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808turningיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃be.lekh.TanH1980.

13In the midstוּדְמ֨וּתu.de.MutH1823of the living creaturesהַחַיּ֜וֹתha.chai.YotH2416was the appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶ֣םmar.'ei.HemH4758of glowingאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784coalsכְּגַחֲלֵי־ke.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireבֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙bo.'a.rOtH1197, orכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758of torchesהַלַּפִּדִ֔ים הִ֕יאha.la.pi.Dim hi'H3940 H1931.Fireלָאֵ֔שׁla.'EshH784moved back and forthמִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶתmit.ha.Le.khetH1980betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the living creaturesהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416;it was brightוְנֹ֣גַהּve.No.gahH5051,and lightningבָרָֽק׃va.RakH1300flashedיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480itהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784.

14The creaturesוְהַחַיּ֖וֹתve.ha.chai.YotH2416were darting back and forthרָצ֣וֹא וָשׁ֑וֹבra.Tzo' va.ShovH7519 H7725as quickly asכְּמַרְאֵ֖הke.mar.'EhH4758flashes of lightningהַבָּזָֽק׃ha.ba.ZakH965.

The Four Wheels

15When I lookedוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200at the living creaturesהַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.YotH2416,I sawוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009aאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259wheelאוֹפַ֨ן'o.FanH212on the groundבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681each creatureהַחַיּ֖וֹתha.chai.YotH2416with its fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עַתle.'ar.Ba.'atH702facesפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

16The workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639of the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֤יםha.'o.fa.NimH212looked likeמַרְאֵ֨הmar.'EhH4758the gleamכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869of berylתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8658,and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ןle.'ar.ba'.TanH702had the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259likenessוּדְמ֥וּתu.de.MutH1823.Their workmanshipוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.sei.HemH4639lookedוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙u.mar.'ei.HemH4758likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥הka.'a.Sher yih.YehH834 H1961a wheelהָאוֹפַ֖ןha.'o.FanH212withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a wheelהָאוֹפָֽן׃ha.'o.FanH212.

17As they movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980,they wentיֵלֵ֑כוּye.Le.khuH1980inעַל־'al-H5921any of the fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702directionsרִבְעֵיהֶ֖ןriv.'ei.HenH7253,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808pivotingיִסַּ֖בּוּyi.Sa.buH5437as they movedבְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃be.lekh.TanH1980.

18Their rimsוְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ןve.Ga.bei.HenH1354were highוְגֹ֥בַהּve.GoahH1363and awesomeוְיִרְאָ֣הve.yir.'AhH3374,and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃le.'ar.ba'.TanH702rimsוְגַבֹּתָ֗םve.ga.bo.TamH1354were full ofמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392eyesעֵינַ֛יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869all aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439.

19So as the living creaturesהַֽחַיּ֔וֹתha.chai.YotH2416movedוּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙u.ve.Le.khetH1980,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּ֖יםha.'o.fa.NimH212movedיֵלְכ֥וּye.le.KhuH1980beside themאֶצְלָ֑ם'etz.LamH681,and when the creaturesהַֽחַיּוֹת֙ha.chai.yOtH2416roseוּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤אu.ve.hi.na.Se'H5375fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ha.'o.fa.NimH212also roseיִנָּשְׂא֖וּyi.na.se.'UH5375.

20Whereverעַ֣ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961שָּׁ֨םshamH8033the spiritהָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achH7307would goH1980,they would goשָׁ֥מָּה הָר֖וּחַSha.mah ha.Ru.achH1980 H8033 H7307,and the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.NimH212would riseיִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'UH5375alongside themלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

21When the creatures movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֣םbe.lekh.TamH1980,the wheels movedיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980;when the creatures stood stillוּבְעָמְדָ֖םu.ve.'a.me.DamH5975,the wheels stood stillיַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975;and when the creatures roseוּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞םu.ve.hi.na.se.'AmH5375fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wheelsהָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ha.'o.fa.NimH212roseיִנָּשְׂא֤וּyi.na.se.'UH5375alongside themלְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.TamH5980,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416was in the wheelsבָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃ba.'o.fa.NimH212.

The Divine Glory

22Spread outנָט֥וּיna.TuiH5186aboveעַל־ מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃'al- mil.Ma.'e.lahH5921 H4605the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218עַל־'al-H5921רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218of the living creaturesהַחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416wasthe likenessוּדְמ֞וּתu.de.MutH1823of an awesomeהַנּוֹרָ֑אha.no.Ra'H3372expanseרָקִ֔יעַra.Ki.a'H7549,gleamingכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869like crystalהַקֶּ֣רַחha.Ke.rachH7140.

23And underוְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatH8478the expanseהָרָקִ֔יעַha.ra.Ki.a'H7549,their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֣םkan.fei.HemH3671stretched outיְשָׁר֔וֹתye.sha.RotH3477towardאֶל־'el-H413oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802anotherאֲחוֹתָ֑הּ'a.cho.TahH269לְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376שְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147מְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680.Each oneוּלְאִ֗ישׁu.le.'IshH376also had twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147wingscoveringמְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtH3680אֵ֖ת'etH853its bodyגְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ge.vi.yo.tei.HemH1472.

24When the creatures movedבְּלֶכְתָּ֔םbe.lekh.TamH1980,I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֣עva.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶ֡םkan.fei.HemH3671like the roarכְּקוֹל֩ke.kOlH6963of manyרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֨יִםMa.yimH4325,like the voiceכְּקוֹל־ke.kol-H6963of the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,likeק֥וֹלKolH6963the tumultהֲמֻלָּ֖ה כְּק֣וֹלha.mu.Lah ke.KolH1999 H6963of an armyמַחֲנֶ֑הma.cha.NehH4264.When they stood stillבְּעָמְדָ֖םbe.'a.me.DamH5975,they loweredתְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהte.ra.Pei.nahH7503their wingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671.

25And there cameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961a voiceק֕וֹלKolH6963from aboveמֵעַ֕לme.'AlH5921the expanseלָרָקִ֖יעַla.ra.Ki.a'H7549אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834overעַל־'al-H5921their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218as they stood stillבְּעָמְדָ֖םbe.'a.me.DamH5975with their wingsכַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃khan.fei.HenH3671loweredתְּרַפֶּ֥ינָהte.ra.Pei.nahH7503.

26Aboveוּמִמַּ֗עַלu.mi.Ma.'alH4605the expanseלָרָקִ֙יעַ֙la.ra.Ki.a'H7549overעַל־'al-H5921their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218wasאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a throneכִּסֵּ֑א וְעַל֙ki.Se' ve.'AlH3678 H5921with the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of sapphireאֶֽבֶן־ סַפִּ֖יר'e.ven- sa.PirH5601 H68, andon the throneהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678high aboveעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921was a figureדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823like thatכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a manדְּמ֞וּת אָדָ֛ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃de.Mut 'a.Dam mil.Ma.'e.lahH120 H1823 H4605.

27From what seemedכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758to be His waistמָתְנָ֖יוma.te.NavH4975upוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,I sawוָאֵ֣רֶא׀va.'E.re'H7200a gleamכְּעֵ֣יןke.'EinH5869like amberחַשְׁמַ֗לchash.MalH2830,with what lookedמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758like fireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784withinבֵּֽית־beit-H1004itall aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439.And from what seemedוּמִמַּרְאֵ֤הu.mi.mar.'EhH4758to be His waistמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975downוּלְמַ֔טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295,I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200what lookedכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758like fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;and brilliant lightוְנֹ֥גַֽהּve.No.gahH5051surrounded Himסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

28The appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758of the brilliant lightהַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ha.No.gahH5051all around Himסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439was like thatמַרְאֵ֤הmar.'EhH4758of a rainbowהַקֶּ֡שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834יִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961in a cloudבֶעָנָ֜ןve.'a.NanH6051on a rainyהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117כֵּ֣ןkenH3651.Thisה֕וּאhu'H1931was the appearanceמַרְאֵ֖הmar.'EhH4758of the likenessדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And when I saw itוָֽאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200,I fellוָאֶפֹּ֣לva.'e.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנַ֔י'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440and heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963speakingמְדַבֵּֽר׃ סme.da.BerH1696.

(Psalm 137:1–9)

The Four Living Creatures

The Four Wheels

The Divine Glory

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1