Ezekiel 1:24 BSB — MannaFest

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 lowered their wings.

BSB

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ASV

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

KJV

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Homilies on Ezekiel, Book 1, Homily 8 (604)

"And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of many waters." In sacred speech, peoples are customarily designated by waters. Hence it is said through John: "The waters are peoples." Peoples are designated by waters for this reason: because in life they have sound from the tumult of the flesh, and daily they flow away through the course of mortality. As we have now often said, the wings of the living creatures are the virtues of the saints.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

But while the animals were standing, their wings were lowered. For they could not bear the resonating voice of Almighty God in the heavens, but they stood and marveled; and with their silence, they demonstrated the power of God, who sat upon the firmament.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The noise of their wings - When the whirlwind drove the wheels, the wind rustling among the wings was like the noise of many waters; like a waterfall, or waters dashing continually against the rocks, or rushing down precipices. As the voice of the Almighty - Like distant thunder; for this is termed the voice of God Psa 18:13; Exo 9:23, Exo 9:28, Exo 9:29; Exo 20:18.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע	va.'esh.Ma'	and I heard	H8085 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
ק֣וֹל	Kol	[the] sound of	H6963 →
כַּנְפֵיהֶ֡ם	kan.fei.Hem	wings their	H3671 →
כְּקוֹל֩	ke.kOl	like [the] sound of	H6963 →
מַ֨יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
רַבִּ֤ים	ra.Bim	many	H7227 →
כְּקוֹל־	ke.kol-	like [the] sound of	H6963 →
שַׁדַּי֙	sha.Dai	[the] Almighty	H7706 →
בְּלֶכְתָּ֔ם	be.lekh.Tam	when moved they	H1980 →
ק֥וֹל	Kol	[the] sound of	H6963 →
הֲמֻלָּ֖ה	ha.mu.Lah	a rainstorm	H1999 →
כְּק֣וֹל	ke.Kol	like [the] sound of	H6963 →
מַחֲנֶ֑ה	ma.cha.Neh	an army	H4264 →
בְּעָמְדָ֖ם	be.'a.me.Dam	when stood still they	H5975 →
תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה	te.ra.Pei.nah	they let drop	H7503 →
כַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃	khan.fei.Hen	wings their	H3671 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
leads to
- Revelation 14:2
  And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 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…
- 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…
- Revelation 2:18
  To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
Through
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.
leads to
- Revelation 18:1
  After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
Through
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…
leads to
- Revelation 19:12
  He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
Through
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…
leads to
- Psalms 97:1
  The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.

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06About Ezekiel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ezekiel