Ezekiel 1:12

And they went every one in the direction of one of his faces: whither the spirit was directed to go, they went; they turned not about in their going.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.

In Context

11Thus were their faces: and their wings were spread out upward; every one had two joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like coals of fire, burning as with the appearance of torches; this [fire] it was which passed along between the living creatures: and a brightness was about the fire, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 1:17Toward their four sides they went in their going: they turned not round in their going.

Ezekiel 10:22And the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the river Kebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one in the direction of his face.

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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