Ezekiel 10:17

Ezekiel 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
• New International Version (NIV)When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Context of Ezekiel 10:17

15The cherubs rose up into the air. They were the same as the living things that I had seen beside the River Kebar. 16When 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. When 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. 19Then the cherubs lifted up their wings and they rose up from the ground. The wheels also moved with them. I watched them do this. They stopped by the east gate of the Lord's temple. The glory of Israel's God stayed above them.

Ezekiel 10:17 word by word

בְּעָמְדָ֣ם יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וּבְרוֹמָ֖ם יֵר֣וֹמּוּ אוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַחַיָּ֖ה בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When they stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and when they were lifted upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• lifted upרָמֹםrâmam · be exaltedH7426
• for the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of the living creatureחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:17

• Ezekiel 1:12The living things each moved forward, in the direction that the spirit wanted them to go. They did not turn as they moved.
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and he made a man. He breathed air into the nose of the man to give him life. So the man became alive.
• 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.
• Revelation 11:11But after three and a half days, God breathed life into those dead bodies. They stood up. The people who saw them were very afraid.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:17

• 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. 1717. (Eze 1:12, 20, 21). stood--God never stands still (Joh 5:17), therefore neither do the angels; but to human perceptions He seems to do so.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:17

• Wheel

In the dictionaries

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