Ezekiel 1:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 1:20

18 As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were ^afull of eyes, all around the four of them.

19 ^aWhen the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, ^afor the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the¹ living creatures was in the wheels.

22 ^aThe likeness of the¹ firmament above the heads of the² living creatures was like the color of an awesome ^bcrystal, stretched out ^cover their heads.

23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body.

24 ^aWhen they went, I heard the noise of their wings, ^blike the noise of many waters, like ^cthe voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.

25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.

26 ^aAnd above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, ^bin appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above ^cit.

27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward ^aI saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around.

28 ^aLike the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. ^bThis was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. So when I saw it, ^cI fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 1:20

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American Standard Version
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Amplified® Bible
Wherever the spirit went, the creatures went and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit {or} life of the [four living creatures acting as one] living creature was in the wheels.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
Whithersoever the Spirit was to go, they went, thither would [their] spirit go; and the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

Good News Bible
The creatures went wherever they wished, and the wheels did exactly what the creatures did, because the creatures controlled them.

King James Version
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

New American Standard Bible
Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings {was} in the wheels.

New International Version
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

New King James Version
Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatureswas in the wheels.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings located in the wheels.

Revised Standard Version
Wherever the spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Young's Literal Translation
Whither the spirit is to go, they go, thither the spirit `is' to go, and the wheels are lifted up over-against them, for a living spirit `is' in the wheels.

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