Ezekiel 1:14

And the living ones ran and returned,—like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 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.

15And I looked at the living ones,—and lo! one wheel upon the earth beside the living ones for each of his four faces,

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Cross References

Psalms 147:15Who sendeth his utterance to the earth, How swiftly, runneth his word!

Zechariah 2:3And lo! the messenger who was talking with me, coming forward,—and another messenger, coming forward to meet him.

Matthew 24:27For, just as the lightning goeth forth from the east, and shineth unto the west, so, shall be the presence of the Son of Man.

Mark 13:27And, then, will he send forth the messengers, and they will gather together his chosen—out of the four winds, from utmost bound of earth, unto utmost bound 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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