Ezekiel 1:17 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 1:17

As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.

KJV

When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

When they went, they went upon their four sides,.... On either of their crossing rings, as they were directed by the living creatures, at whose side they stood: and they returned not when they went; they had no need to turn about when they were to go east, west, north, or south, as wheels usually do; but they turned upon the crossing ring, which was towards either of the four points.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Upon their four sides - i. e. straight in the direction toward which their faces looked. Since the four quarters express all directions, the construction of the living creatures was such that they could move in each direction alike.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
אַרְבַּ֥עַת	'ar.Ba.'at	[the] four	H702 →
רִבְעֵיהֶ֖ן	riv.'ei.Hen	sides their	H7253 →
בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם	be.lekh.Tam	when moved they	H1980 →
יֵלֵ֑כוּ	ye.Le.khu	they moved	H1980 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִסַּ֖בּוּ	yi.Sa.bu	they turned	H5437 →
בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃	be.lekh.Tan	when moved they	H1980 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 55:11
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
leads to
- Matthew 24:35
  Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Isaiah 46:10
  I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Romans 10:17
  Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- John 6:63
  The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- Isaiah 45:23
  By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Through
Ezekiel 1:9
and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
leads to
- Ezekiel 10:22
  Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 9:51
  As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Through
Ezekiel 1:12
Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
leads to
- Ezekiel 1:9
  and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Ezekiel