Ezekiel 10:16

Ezekiel 10:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
• New International Version (NIV)When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not leave their side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.

Context of Ezekiel 10:16

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. 15The cherubs rose up into the air. They were the same as the living things that I had seen beside the River Kebar. When they moved, the wheels that were beside them also moved. When the cherubs lifted up their wings to fly into the air, the wheels moved beside them. 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. 18Then the glory of the Lord moved away from the entrance of the temple. It stopped at a place above the cherubs.

Ezekiel 10:16 word by word

וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים יֵלְכ֥וּ הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂאֵ֨ת הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים אֶת־כַּנְפֵיהֶ֗ם לָרוּם֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹא־יִסַּ֧בּוּ הָאוֹפַנִּ֛ים גַּם־הֵ֖ם מֵאֶצְלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• by themאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• to mount upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• alsoהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:16

• 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.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16are a repetition of the general description of the nature and connection of the various parts of the vision, and this is the more appropriate as showing why they were regarded as “one living creature” Ezekiel 10:15. The attributes here assigned to them show that they were pervaded by one will - “the spirit of the living creature” (others, as in the margin, “the spirit of life”) “was in them.”Read the comment
• 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. 3-22The glory of the Lord did not leave the temple all at once. It moved slowly, step by step, almost as if it was unwilling to depart (Ezekiel 10:4). First, the glory of the Lord moved from above the cherubim in the Most Holy Place. Then it went to the entrance of the temple and stopped there for a time. After that, it rose above the cherubim again (Ezekiel 10:18) and moved to the east gate of the courtyard, where it paused once more (10:19). Eventually, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. (See on Eze 10:11; Eze 1:19). lifted up ... wings--to depart, following "the glory of the Lord" which was on the point of departing (Eze 10:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:16

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In the dictionaries

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