Ezekiel 1:9

Ezekiel 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
• New International Version (NIV)and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.

Context of Ezekiel 1:9

7Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled like polished bronze. 8Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward. 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.

Ezekiel 1:9 word by word

חֹֽבְרֹ֛ת אִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֖הּ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֑ם לֹא־יִסַּ֣בּוּ בְלֶכְתָּ֔ן אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear

• their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• touchedחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• oneאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• anotherאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• not turnסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• when they movedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• straightאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• straightעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• straightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:9

• Ezekiel 1:11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.
• 2 Chronicles 3:11The wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• Ezekiel 1:12And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went.
• Ezekiel 10:11When they moved, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction which they faced, without turning as they went.
• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
• Luke 9:51When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Their wings were joined one to another - When their wings were extended, they formed a sort of canopy level with their own heads or shoulders; and on this canopy was the throne, and the "likeness of the man" upon it, Ezekiel 1:26. They turned not when they went - The wings did not flap in flying, or move in the manner of oars, or of the hands of a man in swimming, in order to their passing through the air; as they glided in reference to their feet, so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Two of the wings were in the act of flying, so stretched out that the extremity of each touched a wing of a neighboring living creature, similarly stretched out. This was only when they were in motion. See Ezekiel 1:24. They went every one straight forward - The four together formed a square, and never altered their relative position. From each side two faces looked straight out, one at each corner - and so all moved together toward any of the four…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9At the center of the fiery cloud were four living beings. Each one had four faces and four wings. The number four often represents completeness in the Bible. These creatures, made up of different features, represented the whole created order (everything that God has made).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they--had no occasion to turn themselves round when changing their direction, for they had a face (Eze 1:6) looking to each of the four quarters of heaven. They made no mistakes; and their work needed not be gone over again. Their wings were joined above in pairs (see Eze 1:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:9

• Angel (a Spirit)

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Assyria
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Living Creature
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Sister

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