1.
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
in the thirtieth: Numbers 4:3, Luke 3:23
as I: Ecclesiastes 9:1, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Jeremiah 24:5-7
captives: Heb. captivity
by the river: Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 3:15, Ezekiel 3:23, Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 10:22, Ezekiel 43:3
Chebar: Chebar, called now Khabour, is a river of Mesopotamia, which taking its rise in the Mysian mountains, falls into the Euphrates near Carchemish, or Circesioum, now Karkisia, about 35 degrees 20 minutes n lat. and 40 degrees 25 minutes e long.
the heavens: Matthew 3:16, Luke 3:21, John 1:51, Acts 7:56, Acts 10:11, Revelation 4:1, Revelation 19:11
I saw: Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 11:24, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 46:2, Numbers 12:6, Isaiah 1:1, Daniel 8:1, Daniel 8:2, Hosea 12:10, Joel 2:28, Matthew 17:9, Acts 9:10-12, Acts 10:3, 2 Corinthians 12:1
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:14 - Jerusalem Ezra 8:15 - the river that runneth Psalms 137:1 - the rivers Isaiah 6:1 - I saw also Jeremiah 29:15 - General Ezekiel 40:2 - the visions Daniel 7:1 - visions
2.
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 20:1, Ezekiel 29:1, Ezekiel 29:17, Ezekiel 31:1, Ezekiel 40:1, 2 Kings 24:12-15
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:14 - Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 36:10 - when the year was expired Isaiah 48:15 - General Ezekiel 17:12 - Behold Ezekiel 24:1 - the ninth year Ezekiel 26:1 - General Ezekiel 30:20 - General Ezekiel 32:1 - in the twelfth Ezekiel 32:17 - in the twelfth Ezekiel 33:21 - in the twelfth
3.
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
word: Jeremiah 1:2, Jeremiah 1:4, Hosea 1:1, Joel 1:1, 1 Timothy 4:1
Ezekiel: Heb. Jehezkel
and the: Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:22, Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 33:22, Ezekiel 37:1, Ezekiel 40:1, 1 Kings 18:46, 2 Kings 3:15
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:19 - by his hand upon me Jeremiah 1:1 - of the priests Jeremiah 29:15 - General Ezekiel 1:1 - by the river Ezekiel 11:24 - into Ezekiel 43:3 - the river Daniel 10:4 - as Zephaniah 1:1 - word Luke 3:2 - the word
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.
a whirlwind: Isaiah 21:1, Jeremiah 1:13, Jeremiah 1:14, Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:32, Habakkuk 1:8, Habakkuk 1:9
a great: Ezekiel 10:2-4, Exodus 19:16-18, Exodus 24:16, Exodus 24:17, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 4:12, 2 Chronicles 5:13, 2 Chronicles 5:14, 2 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 7:1-3, Psalms 18:11-13, Psalms 50:3, Psalms 97:2, Psalms 97:3, Psalms 104:3, Psalms 104:4, Isaiah 19:1, Nahum 1:3-6, Habakkuk 3:3-5, Hebrews 12:29
infolding itself: Heb. catching itself
colour: Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2, Ezekiel 10:8, Ezekiel 10:9, Revelation 1:15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:11 - and a great 1 Kings 22:17 - I saw 2 Kings 2:11 - General Job 38:1 - General Isaiah 6:2 - seraphims Ezekiel 3:23 - the glory Ezekiel 43:3 - according to the appearance Zechariah 6:6 - the north Matthew 28:3 - countenance Revelation 4:6 - the midst Revelation 14:1 - I looked
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.
the likeness: Revelation 4:6, Revelation 6:6,*Gr.
Reciprocal: Exodus 36:8 - cherubims Psalms 18:10 - rode Ezekiel 10:15 - This Zechariah 1:10 - These Zechariah 6:5 - These
6.
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
And every one had four faces: These living creatures were probably hieroglyphical representations of the holy angels, the attendants on "the King of Glory," and the ministers of his providence. They were four, apparently to denote that they were employed in the four corners of the world; and they had the likeness of a man, to signify that they were intelligent and rational creatures. Ezekiel 1:10, Ezekiel 1:15, Ezekiel 10:10, Ezekiel 10:14, Ezekiel 10:21, Ezekiel 10:22, Revelation 4:7, Revelation 4:8
every one had four wings: Ezekiel 1:8-11, Exodus 25:20, 1 Kings 6:24-27, Isaiah 6:2
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.
straight feet: Heb. a straight foot
like the sole: Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:47
the colour: Ezekiel 1:13, Psalms 104:4, Daniel 10:6, Revelation 1:15
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:3 - whose
8.
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:7, Ezekiel 10:8, Ezekiel 10:18, Ezekiel 10:21, Isaiah 6:6
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:6 - every one had four wings Revelation 4:7 - a flying
9.
Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
joined: Ezekiel 1:11, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 3:12, 1 Corinthians 1:10
they turned: Ezekiel 1:12, Ezekiel 10:11, Ezekiel 10:22, Proverbs 4:25-27, Luke 9:51, Luke 9:62
Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:2 - wings Ezekiel 1:17 - and
10.
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
for the: Ezekiel 10:14, Revelation 4:7
the face of a man: Numbers 2:10, Isaiah 46:8, Luke 15:10, 1 Corinthians 14:20
the face of a lion: Numbers 2:3, Judges 14:18, 1 Chronicles 12:8, Revelation 5:5
the face of an ox: Ezekiel 10:14, Cherub, Numbers 2:18, Proverbs 14:4, 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Corinthians 9:10
the face of an eagle: Numbers 2:25, Deuteronomy 28:49, Job 39:27, Isaiah 40:31, Daniel 7:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 36:8 - cherubims 1 Kings 7:25 - General 1 Kings 7:29 - lions 2 Chronicles 4:3 - And under Ezekiel 1:6 - And every one had four faces Ezekiel 10:22 - the likeness Ezekiel 41:18 - and every
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.
and their: Ezekiel 10:16, Ezekiel 10:19
stretched upward: or, divided above
and two: Ezekiel 1:23, Isaiah 6:2
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 7:7 - Zerubbabel Ezekiel 1:9 - joined Daniel 9:21 - to fly
12.
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
they went every: Ezekiel 1:9, Ezekiel 1:17, Ezekiel 10:22
whither: Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 1:21, Hebrews 1:14
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:23 - their wings Ezekiel 10:17 - for Ezekiel 46:9 - he that entereth in
13.
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.
Ezekiel 1:7, Genesis 15:17, Psalms 104:4, Daniel 10:5, Daniel 10:6, Matthew 28:3, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 18:1
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:17 - full of horses Psalms 80:1 - dwellest Ezekiel 10:2 - coals Ezekiel 10:7 - unto the Ezekiel 10:15 - This Daniel 7:9 - and his wheels Hebrews 1:7 - Who
14.
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Psalms 147:15, Daniel 9:21, Zechariah 2:3, Zechariah 2:4, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 24:27, Matthew 24:31, Mark 13:27
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 10:15 - This Daniel 10:6 - his face Hebrews 1:7 - Who Revelation 14:6 - another
15.
Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
one: Ezekiel 1:19-21, Ezekiel 10:9, Ezekiel 10:13-17, Daniel 7:9
with: Ezekiel 1:6, Revelation 4:7
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:30 - wheels 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the chariot Psalms 68:17 - chariots Ezekiel 10:2 - Go
16.
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
the colour: Ezekiel 10:9, Exodus 39:13, Daniel 10:6
a wheel: Ezekiel 10:10, Job 9:10, Psalms 36:6, Psalms 40:5, Romans 11:33, Ephesians 3:10
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:20 - a beryl 1 Kings 7:33 - General
17.
When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
and: Ezekiel 1:9, Ezekiel 1:12, Ezekiel 10:1 - Ezekiel 11:25, Isaiah 55:11
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 10:11 - they went upon Ezekiel 10:19 - the cherubims Ezekiel 46:9 - he that entereth in
18.
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
they were so: Job 37:22-24, Psalms 77:16-19, Psalms 97:2-5, Isaiah 55:9
rings: or, stakes
full: Ezekiel 10:12, Proverbs 15:3, Zechariah 4:10, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 4:8
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:33 - General Psalms 66:5 - terrible
19.
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Ezekiel 10:16, Psalms 103:20
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:15 - one Ezekiel 1:21 - When those went Ezekiel 11:22 - General
20.
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
the spirit: Ezekiel 1:12, 1 Corinthians 14:32
for the: Ezekiel 10:17, Zechariah 6:1-8
of the living creature: or, of life
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:20 - toward Ezekiel 1:21 - When those went Ezekiel 10:11 - whither Ezekiel 11:22 - General
21.
When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
When those went: Ezekiel 1:19, Ezekiel 1:20, Ezekiel 10:17
of the living creature: or, of life, Romans 8:2
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:12 - whither
22.
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
the likeness: Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 10:1, Exodus 24:10, Job 37:22, Revelation 4:3, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 21:11
crystal: The Hebrew kerach which generally denotes ice, doubtless here signifies crystal (ךסץףפבככןע, from ךסץןע, cold, ice, and ףפוככןלבי, to concrete), as it is rendered by the LXX and Vulgate. It is a very large class of silicious minerals, hard, pellucid, naturally colourless, of regularly angular figures, and of simple plates; not flexible, nor elastic, but giving fire with steel; not fermenting by acid menstrua, but calcinable in a strong fire. There are three orders of pure crystal. The first is perfect columnar crystals, with double pyramids, of eighteen planes, in an hexangular pyramid at each end; the second is that of perfect crystals, without a column, of twelve or sixteen planes, in two hexangular pyramids; and the third is that of imperfect crystals, with single pyramids, of ten or twelve planes, in an hexangular or pentangular column. Terrible crystal seems to denote that which was well cut and polished, vividly refracting the rays of light.
Reciprocal: Job 28:17 - crystal Psalms 150:1 - in the firmament Ezekiel 10:20 - the living
23.
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.
their wings: Ezekiel 1:12, Ezekiel 1:24
which: Ezekiel 1:11, Job 4:18, Psalms 89:7, Luke 17:10
24.
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
like: Ezekiel 43:2, Revelation 1:15, Revelation 19:6
as the voice: Ezekiel 10:5, Job 37:2, Job 37:4, Job 37:5, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 29:3-9, Psalms 68:33
as the noise: Daniel 10:6, 2 Kings 7:6
Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:2 - wings Isaiah 6:4 - posts Isaiah 6:8 - I heard Ezekiel 1:23 - their wings Ezekiel 1:25 - and had Ezekiel 3:13 - the noise
25.
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
and had: Ezekiel 1:24
Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:1 - I saw also
26.
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
And above: Abp. Newcome judiciously observes, "We need not allegorize the circumstances of this august vision too minutely. Many of them augment the splendour of the scene, while others, no doubt, have much significance; which should be pointed out rather by a correct judgment, than a luxuriant imagination." Ezekiel 1:22, Ezekiel 10:1
over: Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:21, Ephesians 1:22, Philippians 2:9, Philippians 2:10, 1 Peter 3:22
the likeness of a: Psalms 45:6, Isaiah 6:1, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:10, Daniel 7:14, Zechariah 6:13, Matthew 25:13, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 4:2, Revelation 4:3, Revelation 5:13, Revelation 20:11
as the: Exodus 24:10, Isaiah 54:11
the appearance of a man: Genesis 32:24-30, Joshua 5:13-15, Joshua 6:1, Joshua 6:2, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Daniel 10:18, Revelation 1:13, Revelation 3:21, Revelation 14:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:18 - sapphire Judges 13:20 - fell on 1 Kings 22:19 - I saw the Lord Song of Solomon 5:14 - his belly Jeremiah 3:17 - the throne Jeremiah 17:12 - General Ezekiel 8:2 - I beheld Ezekiel 8:4 - General Ezekiel 10:19 - and the glory Ezekiel 43:7 - the place of my throne Daniel 7:13 - one like Daniel 8:15 - as Daniel 10:16 - like John 1:18 - he hath Acts 7:55 - and saw Colossians 1:15 - the image Revelation 21:11 - her
27.
And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
as the colour: Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 8:2
the appearance of fire: Deuteronomy 4:24, Psalms 50:3, Psalms 97:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 12:29, Revelation 1:14-16
Reciprocal: Exodus 24:10 - of a sapphire stone Exodus 24:17 - like devouring fire Ezekiel 40:3 - whose
28.
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
at the appearance of the bow: Genesis 9:13-16, Isaiah 54:8-10, Revelation 4:3, Revelation 10:1
This: Ezekiel 8:4, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 43:3, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16, Exodus 33:18-23, Numbers 12:6-8, 1 Kings 8:10, 1 Kings 8:11, 1 Corinthians 13:12
I fell: Ezekiel 3:23, Genesis 17:3, Leviticus 9:24, Daniel 8:17, Daniel 10:7-9, Daniel 10:16, Daniel 10:17, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 17:6, Acts 9:4, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 17:17 - fell Exodus 24:10 - saw Numbers 24:4 - falling Judges 13:20 - fell on Ezekiel 2:1 - stand Ezekiel 10:4 - the glory Ezekiel 43:2 - the glory Ezekiel 44:4 - and I fell Amos 9:1 - I saw Matthew 26:39 - and fell Revelation 4:2 - a throne