Ezekiel 3:13

Ezekiel 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
• New International Version (NIV)It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great earthquake.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.

Context of Ezekiel 3:13

11Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.” 12Then a wind lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the Lord rose from its place, and the sound of the living beings’ wings brushing against each other, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, a great rumbling sound. 14A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me. 15I came to the exiles at Tel Abib, who lived by the Kebar River. I sat dumbfounded among them there, where they were living, for seven days.

Ezekiel 3:13 word by word

וְק֣וֹל׀ כַּנְפֵ֣י הַחַיּ֗וֹת מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ וְק֥וֹל הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וְק֖וֹל רַ֥עַשׁ גָּדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• also the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of the living creaturesחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• that touchedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• oneאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• anotherאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• of the wheelsאוֹפָן'ôphân 'ôphân · wheelH212
• over againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
• of a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• rushingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494

Cross-references for Ezekiel 3:13

• Ezekiel 1:24When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.
• 2 Samuel 5:24When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”
• Ezekiel 10:16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them; when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not move from their side.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13A great rushing - All the living creatures and the wheels being then in motion.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13That touched - literally, touching. The living creatures in their flight raised their wings, so as to touch each other.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his generation. The Lord told the prophet he had appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Old Testament prophetic books often begin with a “call narrative.” A call narrative describes how God chose and sent a prophet to serve in this role (for example, Jeremiah 1:4–19). This account showed that the prophet’s message was legitimate. It made clear that the prophet spoke as the Lord’s ambassador (a representative sent with authority). The call narrative also introduced important themes that the book would explain more fully later. In Ezekiel, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. touched--literally, "kissed," that is, closely embraced. noise of a great rushing--typical of great disasters impending over the Jews.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 3:13

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In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Hard
• Warning
• Agabus
• Creature
• Creature, Living
• Kiss
• Sister

Commentaries on Ezekiel 3

• 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