Ezekiel 1:12

and each one straight before him, did they go,—whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

11and their wings were spread above,— two of each joined one another, and two covered their bodies;

13As for the likeness of the living ones, their appearance was like live coals of fire burning up like the appearance of torches, the same went to and fro between the living ones,—and the fire had brightness and out of the fire, went forth a lightning.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 1:17Upon their four sides, when they went, so did they go,—they turned not when they went.

Ezekiel 10:22And as for the likeness of their faces, They were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves— every one straight before him, did they go.

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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