Ezekiel 1:14

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like coals of fire, burning like the appearance of torches; it flashed up and down among the living creatures; and there was brightness to the fire, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel at the bottom hard by the living creatures, at the four faces thereof.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:15He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

Zechariah 2:3(2-7) And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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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