Ezekiel 1:21

Ezekiel 1:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
• New International Version (NIV)When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Context of Ezekiel 1:21

19When the living things moved, the wheels moved with them. If the living beings rose up from the ground, the wheels rose with them. 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. When the living things moved, the wheels also moved. When the living things stopped, the wheels stopped moving too. When the living things rose up from the ground, the wheels went up at their side. That happened because the spirit of the living things was in each wheel. 22I saw something over the heads of the living things. It looked like a high roof that shone brightly like ice. 23The living things all stood under the roof. Each of them stood with its wings held out towards the living things on each side of it. They covered their bodies with their other two wings.

Ezekiel 1:21 word by word

בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְעָמְדָ֖ם יַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞ם מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ יִנָּשְׂא֤וּ הָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַחַיָּ֖ה בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When those wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and when those stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and when those were lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• over againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
• them: for the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of the living creatureחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:21

• Ezekiel 1:19When the living things moved, the wheels moved with them. If the living beings rose up from the ground, the wheels rose with them.
• Ezekiel 10:17When the cherubs stood still, the wheels also stood still. And when the cherubs rose in the air, the wheels also rose with them. This was because the spirit of the living things was in the wheels.
• Romans 8:2If you belong to Christ Jesus, God's Spirit has given you a new life. God's Spirit now rules in your life and he has made you free. Sin and death no longer have authority over you.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:21

• 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. 2121. over against--rather, "along with" [Henderson]; or, "beside" [Fairbairn].Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:21

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Wheel

In the dictionaries

• Living Creature
• Living creatures
• Assyria
• Cherubim (1)
• 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