Ezekiel 1:19

Ezekiel 1:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
• New International Version (NIV)When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

Context of Ezekiel 1:19

17When they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. 18Their four rims were tall and awe-inspiring, completely covered with eyes. When the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels also rose. 20Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, the creatures went in the direction the Spirit was moving. The wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stopped, the wheels stopped; and when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Ezekiel 1:19 word by word

וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ הַֽחַיּ֔וֹת יֵלְכ֥וּ הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֤א הַֽחַיּוֹת֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ יִנָּשְׂא֖וּ הָאוֹפַנִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the living creaturesחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• by themאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• were lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:19

• Ezekiel 10:16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when they lifted their wings to rise from the earth, even then the wheels did not veer away from them.
• Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19When the living creatures went, the wheels went - The wheels were attached to the living creatures, so that, in progress, they had the same motion.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wheel on its own axletree is regular and steady. We need not despond in adversity; the wheels are turning round and will raise us in due time, while those who presume in prosperity know not how soon they may be cast down. The wheel is near the living creatures; the angels are employed as ministers of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The chariot shared the same spirit as the living beings. The same life and power guided both the creatures and the wheels.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. went by them--went beside them.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:19

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Wheel

In the dictionaries

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

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