Ezekiel 1:14

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

13And the appearance of the living creatures was as coals of fire, burning like torches; and the fire moved about among the living creatures, and shone forth brightly; and out of the fire came forth lightning.

15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, there stood a wheel upon the earth by each of the living creatures, with its four sides.

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Cross References

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

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

Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh from the east, and shineth even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Mark 13:27And then will he send forth the angels, and will gather the chosen ones from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part 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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