Ezekiel 1:14

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

In Context

13And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.

15And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:15He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

Zechariah 2:3And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,

Matthew 24:27For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Mark 13:27and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 1:5-15

Vision of the Four Living Creatures. ( b. c. 595.) 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the… Read the whole commentary →

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