Ezekiel 1:14

And the living creatures ran backward and forward like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

Leeser Tanakh

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 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.

15And I looked on the living creatures, and, behold, there was one wheel upon the earth close by the living creatures, by their four front faces.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:15He who sendeth forth his decree unto the earth: how swiftly speedeth his word along!

Zechariah 2:3(2:7) And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went out, and another angel came 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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