Ezekiel 10:12

Ezekiel 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
• New International Version (NIV)Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around.

Context of Ezekiel 10:12

10As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel. 11When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved, along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around. 13As for their wheels, they were called “the wheelwork” as I listened. 14Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Ezekiel 10:12 word by word

וְכָל־בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים מְלֵאִ֤ים עֵינַ֙יִם֙ סָבִ֔יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם אוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their whole bodyבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and their backsגַּבgab · back/rim/browH1354
• and their handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• and their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• and the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• of eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• that they fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for Ezekiel 10:12

• Ezekiel 1:18Their rims were high and awesome, and the rims of all four wheels were full of eyes all around.
• Revelation 4:6and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 10:12

• 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. 12full of eyes: The elders' earlier statement that "The LORD does not see us" (Ezekiel 8:12) was both foolish and false.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. body--literally, "flesh," because a body consists of flesh. wheels ... full of eyes--The description (Eze 1:18) attributes eyes to the "wheels" alone; here there is added, on closer observation, that the cherubim themselves had them. The "eyes" imply that God, by His wisdom, beautifully reconciles seeming contrarieties (compare 2Ch 16:9; Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 10:12

• Wheel

In the dictionaries

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