New English Translation
Ezekiel 1:21
21When the living beings moved, the wheels moved, and when they stopped moving, the wheels stopped. When they rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up from the ground; the wheels rose up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel.
Ezekiel 1:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
- New International Version (NIV)When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
Context of Ezekiel 1:21
19When the living beings moved, the wheels beside them moved; when the living beings rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up too. 20Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel. When the living beings moved, the wheels moved, and when they stopped moving, the wheels stopped. When they rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up from the ground; the wheels rose up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel. 22Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads. 23Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering its body.
Read all of Ezekiel 1Ezekiel 1:21 word by word
בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְעָמְדָ֖ם יַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּֽבְהִנָּשְׂאָ֞ם מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ יִנָּשְׂא֤וּ הָאֽוֹפַנִּים֙ לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַחַיָּ֖ה בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When those wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- and when those stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- and when those were lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
- over againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
- them: for the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- of the living creatureחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:21
- Ezekiel 1:19When the living beings moved, the wheels beside them moved; when the living beings rose up from the ground, the wheels rose up too.
- Ezekiel 10:17When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose up, the wheels rose up with them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
- Romans 8:2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:21
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wheel on its own axletree is regular and steady. We need not despond in adversity; the wheels are turning round and will raise us in due time, while those who presume in prosperity know not how soon they may be cast down. The wheel is near the living creatures; the angels are employed as ministers of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The chariot shared the same spirit as the living beings. The same life and power guided both the creatures and the wheels.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. over against--rather, "along with" [Henderson]; or, "beside" [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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