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Ezekiel 1:14
14The living things moved around very quickly, as fast as lightning.
Ezekiel 1:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
- New International Version (NIV)The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning.
Context of Ezekiel 1:14
12The 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. The living things moved around very quickly, as fast as lightning. 15I continued to look at the four living things. Each of them had a wheel on the ground at its side. 16The four wheels all looked the same. They shone like bright jewels. The wheels were made like this: Each wheel had another wheel that went across the middle of it.
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וְהַחַיּ֖וֹת רָצ֣וֹא וָשׁ֑וֹב כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה הַבָּזָֽק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:14
- Psalms 147:15He sends his commands to reach all the earth. Very soon the whole world knows what he wants.
- Daniel 9:21While I was praying, Gabriel came towards me. He was the same man that I had seen in the first vision. He flew quickly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Zechariah 2:3The angel that talked with me went away. Another angel came to meet him.
- Zechariah 4:10Everyone should know that the day of small things is important. Men will see Zerubbabel. Then they will sing and they will be happy. They will see him with a line in his hand to measure the walls. The Lord sees everything in the whole earth. (The seven lights are the seven eyes of the Lord.)
- Matthew 24:27Lightning shines quickly and it lights up the whole of the sky from one side to the other. It will be like that when the Son of Man returns.
- Mark 13:27Then he will send his angels. They will go in every direction, to every part of the earth and to every part of the sky. They will bring together all the people that God has chosen.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The living creatures ran and returned - They had a circular movement; they were in rapid motion, but did not increase their distance from the spectator. So I think this should be understood.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. 1414. ran and returned--Incessant, restless motion indicates the plenitude of life in these cherubim; so in Re 4:8, "they rest not day or night" (Zec 4:10). flash of lightning--rather, as distinct from "lightning" (Eze 1:13), "the meteor flash," or sheet lightning [Fairbairn].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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