Ezekiel 1:23 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 1:23

And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

BSB

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ASV

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

KJV

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Every one had two, which covered on this side - While they employed two of their wings to form a foundation for the firmament to rest on, two other wings were let down to cover the lower part of their bodies: but this they did only when they stood, Eze 1:24.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְתַ֙חַת֙	ve.Ta.chat	and under	H8478 →
הָרָקִ֔יעַ	ha.ra.Ki.a'	the expanse	H7549 →
כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם	kan.fei.Hem	wings their	H3671 →
יְשָׁר֔וֹת	ye.sha.Rot	[were] straight	H3477 →
אִשָּׁ֖ה	'i.Shah	each	H802 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ	'a.cho.Tah	sister its	H269 →
לְאִ֗ישׁ	le.'Ish	[belonged] to each	H376 →
שְׁתַּ֤יִם	she.Ta.yim	two [wings]	H8147 →
מְכַסּוֹת֙	me.kha.sOt	covering	H3680 →
לָהֵ֔נָּה	la.He.nah	<to> them
וּלְאִ֗ישׁ	u.le.'Ish	<and> [belonged] to each	H376 →
שְׁתַּ֤יִם	she.Ta.yim	two [wings]	H8147 →
מְכַסּוֹת֙	me.kha.sOt	covering	H3680 →
לָהֵ֔נָּה	la.He.nah	<to> them
אֵ֖ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃	ge.vi.yo.tei.Hem	bodies their	H1472 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Ezekiel 1:24
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they…
leads to
- Ezekiel 43:2
  and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Daniel 10:6
  His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of…
- Psalms 29:3–9
  The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Revelation 1:15
  His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Revelation 19:6
  And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the…
Through
Luke 17:10
So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 9:16–17
  Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
- 1 Peter 5:5–6
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Job 22:2–3
  “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?