Ezekiel 1:13 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 1:13

In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

BSB

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ASV

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

KJV

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Lamps - “like the appearance of” flames. Omit the “and” before “like.” The “bright flames” resembled “coals of fire.” It went up - i. e. “fire went up.”

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So in Isa 6:2, 6, instead of cherubim, the name "seraphim," the burning ones, is applied, indicating God's consuming righteousness; whence their cry to Him is, "Holy! holy! holy!" and the burning coal is applied to his lips, for the message through his mouth was to be one of judicial severance of the godly from the ungodly, to the ruin of the latter. lamps--torches.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּדְמ֨וּת	u.de.Mut	and [the] likeness of	H1823 →
הַחַיּ֜וֹת	ha.chai.Yot	the living creatures	H2416 →
מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם	mar.'ei.Hem	appearance their	H4758 →
כְּגַחֲלֵי־	ke.ga.cha.lei-	[was] like coals of	H1513 →
אֵ֗שׁ	'Esh	fire	H784 →
בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙	bo.'a.rOt	burning	H1197 →
כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה	ke.mar.'Eh	like [the] appearance of	H4758 →
הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים	ha.la.pi.Dim	<the> torches	H3940 →
הִ֕יא	hi'	it	H1931 →
מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת	mit.ha.Le.khet	[was] moving about	H1980 →
בֵּ֣ין	bein	between	H996 →
הַחַיּ֑וֹת	ha.chai.Yot	the living creatures	H2416 →
וְנֹ֣גַהּ	ve.No.gah	and brightness	H5051 →
לָאֵ֔שׁ	la.'Esh	[belonged] to the fire	H784 →
וּמִן־	u.min-	and from	H4480 →
הָאֵ֖שׁ	ha.'Esh	the fire	H784 →
יוֹצֵ֥א	yo.Tze'	[was] coming out	H3318 →
בָרָֽק׃	va.Rak	lightning	H1300 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Psalms 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
leads to
- Hebrews 1:7
  Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- 2 Kings 2:11
  As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
Through
Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
leads to
- Revelation 11:19
  Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake,…
- Revelation 8:5
  Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
- Revelation 1:4
  John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
- Revelation 5:6
  Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven…
- Revelation 16:17–18
  Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
Through
Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
leads to
- Jeremiah 34:18–19
  And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass…

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06About Ezekiel

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Where the connections lead

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About Ezekiel