Ezekiel 1:13

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

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

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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

15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
KJV
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
WEB
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire.
ASV
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
DARBY
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.
BLB
And the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like coals of fire burning, like the appearance of torches; it was going about among the living creatures, and brightness [was] unto the fire, and from the fire was going forth lightning.
ÅB
Og livsvesenenes utseende var likt glør, som brant slik som bluss; ilden fór om imellom livsvesenene, og den hadde en strålende glans, og det gikk lyn ut av ilden.
OTB
Utseendet til de levende skapningene var som brennende kull av ild, som fakler. Ild beveget seg blant skapningene, og lyn blinket fra den.
B1930
Og livsvesenenes utseende var likt glør, som brente likesom bluss; ilden fór om imellem livsvesenene, og den hadde en strålende glans, og det gikk lyn ut av ilden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 104:4

    Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

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  • Revelation 4:5

    And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

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  • Revelation 10:1

    And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

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  • Daniel 10:5–6

    Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

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  • Matthew 28:3

    His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

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  • Genesis 15:17

    And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

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  • Revelation 18:1

    And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

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  • Ezekiel 1:7

    And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

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