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, the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side and the four had the face of an eagle. 11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings touching the wing of another, while another two were covering their bodies. Now each being could move in the direction of any of its faces; wherever the Ruach would go, they went, without turning as they went. 13As for the form of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, resembling torches moving between the living creatures. There was brightness to the fire, and lightning went forth from the fire. 14The living creatures were running back and forth like flashes 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• straightעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• forwardפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• whither the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• they turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:12

• Ezekiel 1:9their wings touched one another; they did not turn when they moved; each could move in the direction of any of its faces.
• Ezekiel 10:22As for the appearance of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I saw by the river Chebar. Each could move in the direction of any of its faces.
• Ezekiel 1:20Wherever the Ruach wanted to go, they went, in the direction the Ruach wanted to go. The wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service to those about to 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