Ezekiel 1:12

Ezekiel 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
• New International Version (NIV)Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.

Context of Ezekiel 1:12

10As for the form of their faces, each had a human face; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle. 11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies. And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13In the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire. 14And the living beings ran back and forth like bolts of lightning.

Ezekiel 1:12 word by word

וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵ֑כוּ אֶ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶה־שָׁ֨מָּה הָר֤וּחַ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• straightאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• straightעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• straightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• whereverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whereverשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• withoutלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• turningסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:12

• Ezekiel 1:9their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward.
• Ezekiel 10:22As for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the river Chebar. Each one went straight ahead.
• Ezekiel 1:20Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to provide service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They went every one straight forward - Not by progressive stepping, but by gliding. Whither the spirit was to go - Whither that whirlwind blew, they went, being borne on by the wind, see Ezekiel 1:4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The “chariot,” though composed of distinct parts, was to be considered as a whole. There was one spirit expressive of one conscious life pervading the whole, and guiding the motions of the whole in perfect harmony.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. 1212. The same idea as in Eze 1:9. The repetition is because we men are so hard to be brought to acknowledge the wisdom of God's doings; they seem tortuous and confused to us, but they are all tending steadily to one aim. the spirit--the secret impulse whereby God moves His angels to the end designed. They do not turn back or aside till they have fulfilled the office assigned them.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:12

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Vision

In the dictionaries

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