God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 1:14
14The living creatures ran back and forth like 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
12Each of the creatures went straight ahead. They went wherever their spirit wanted to go, and they didn’t turn as they moved. 13The living creatures looked like burning coals and torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning came out of the fire. The living creatures ran back and forth like lightning. 15As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each of them. 16This is how the wheels looked and how they were made: They looked like beryl. All four wheels looked the same. They looked like a wheel within a wheel.
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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 is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed.
- Daniel 9:21While I was praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the first vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice. He was exhausted.
- Zechariah 2:3Then the angel who was speaking with me left. Another angel came out to meet him
- Zechariah 4:10Who despised the day when little things began to happen? They will be delighted when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. (These seven eyes of the Lord roam over all the earth.)”
- Matthew 24:27The Son of Man will come again just as lightning flashes from east to west.
- Mark 13:27He will send out his angels, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom 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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