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Ezekiel 1:12
12The living things each moved forward, in the direction that the spirit wanted them to go. They did not turn as they moved.
Ezekiel 1:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
- New International Version (NIV)Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
Context of Ezekiel 1:12
10This is what their faces looked like: Each of the living things had four faces. There was a human face at the front. There was a lion's face on the right side. There was a bull's face on the left side. Each of them also had the face of an eagle. 11Their wings waved up above them. Two wings of each living thing touched the wings of the living things on each side of them. Each living thing covered its body with its other two wings. The living things each moved forward, in the direction that the spirit wanted them to go. They did not turn as they moved. 13In the middle of the living things was a fire. It looked like coals that were burning, or like bright flames. The fire moved around among the living things. It shone brightly, with lightning coming out from it. 14The living things moved around very quickly, as fast as lightning.
Read all of Ezekiel 1Ezekiel 1:12 word by word
וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵ֑כוּ אֶ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶה־שָׁ֨מָּה הָר֤וּחַ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:12
- Ezekiel 1:9Their wings touched each other. All the living things moved forward together. They did not turn as they moved.
- Ezekiel 10:22They had the same four faces that I had seen beside the River Kebar. Each of them moved forward and they did not turn.
- Ezekiel 1:20The living things went wherever the spirit wanted them to go. The wheels would also go with them. That was because the spirit of the living things was in each wheel.
- Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They went every one straight forward - Not by progressive stepping, but by gliding. Whither the spirit was to go - Whither that whirlwind blew, they went, being borne on by the wind, see Ezekiel 1:4.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The “chariot,” though composed of distinct parts, was to be considered as a whole. There was one spirit expressive of one conscious life pervading the whole, and guiding the motions of the whole in perfect harmony.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14These fiery creatures had wings and legs. They could move very quickly in any direction, like lightning. No one could escape from such powerful beings. In a similar vision in Ezekiel 10, Ezekiel identifies them as cherubim. Cherubim are heavenly beings who carry out God’s judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. The same idea as in Eze 1:9. The repetition is because we men are so hard to be brought to acknowledge the wisdom of God's doings; they seem tortuous and confused to us, but they are all tending steadily to one aim. the spirit--the secret impulse whereby God moves His angels to the end designed. They do not turn back or aside till they have fulfilled the office assigned them.Read the comment
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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
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