Ezekiel 10:12

Ezekiel 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
• New International Version (NIV)Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around.

Context of Ezekiel 10:12

10All the four wheels looked the same. Each wheel had another wheel that went across the middle of it. 11When the cherubs moved, they could go forward in any of the four directions. They did not have to turn as they moved. When the head turned in a certain direction, they would move that way. They did not need to turn. Eyes completely covered their bodies. This included their backs, their hands and their wings. Eyes also covered the edges of all the wheels. 13I heard someone call the wheels, ‘wheels that turn very fast’. 14Each of the cherubs had four faces. One face was the face of a bull. The second face was the face of a man. The third face was a lion's face. And the fourth face was an eagle's face.

Ezekiel 10:12 word by word

וְכָל־בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים מְלֵאִ֤ים עֵינַ֙יִם֙ סָבִ֔יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם אוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their whole bodyבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and their backsגַּבgab · back/rim/browH1354
• and their handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• and their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• and the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• of eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• that they fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:12

• Ezekiel 1:18The wheels had high edges. Eyes completely covered the edges of all the wheels.
• Revelation 4:6Also in front of the throne there was something like a sea of glass that shone with light. In the middle, round the throne, there were four other beings that were alive. They had eyes all over them, on their fronts and on their backs.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure. The Spirit of life, the Spirit of God, directs all creatures, in heaven and on earth, so as to make them serve the Divine purpose. God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when ready to depart, would return to them, if they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12full of eyes: The elders' earlier statement that "The LORD does not see us" (Ezekiel 8:12) was both foolish and false.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. body--literally, "flesh," because a body consists of flesh. wheels ... full of eyes--The description (Eze 1:18) attributes eyes to the "wheels" alone; here there is added, on closer observation, that the cherubim themselves had them. The "eyes" imply that God, by His wisdom, beautifully reconciles seeming contrarieties (compare 2Ch 16:9; Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:12

• Wheel

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Living creatures
• Body
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Creature, Living
• Eye
• Ezekiel
• Living Creature
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings