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Ezekiel 1:23

God's holiness

21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

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BSB
And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
KJV
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
WEB
Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side.
ASV
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
DARBY
And under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side their bodies.
BLB
And under the firmament their wings [were] straight, each one toward its sister; for each one [were] two [as] a covering for them, and for each one [were] two covering for them their body.
ÅB
Og under hvelvingen sto deres vinger rett ut, så de rørte ved hverandre; hvert av dem hadde på begge sider to vinger som dekket deres legemer.
OTB
Under hvelvingen var deres vinger utstrakt rett, den ene mot den andre; hver hadde to vinger som dekket kroppen.
B1930
Og under hvelvingen stod deres vinger rett ut, så de rørte ved hverandre; hvert av dem hadde på begge sider to vinger som dekket deres legemer.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 89:7

    In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

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  • Ezekiel 1:24

    When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

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  • Job 4:18

    If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

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  • Ezekiel 1:11–12

    Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.

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  • Luke 17:10

    So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

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