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Green's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 3:13

And there was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching each one to the other, and the sound of the wheels along with them, and the sound of a great tumult.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wheel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Responsibility;   Wheels;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Earthquake;   Living Beings, Living Creatures;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ezekiel;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Prophet;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Living Creatures;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Roll;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Creature, Living;   Kiss;   Sister;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
with the sound of the living creatures’ wings brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.
Hebrew Names Version
[I heard] the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
King James Version
I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
English Standard Version
It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great earthquake.
New American Standard Bible
And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.
New Century Version
I heard the wings of the living creatures touching each other and the sound of the wheels by them. It was a loud rumbling sound.
Amplified Bible
And then I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings as they touched one another and [I heard] the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rushing sound.
World English Bible
[I heard] the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I heard also the noyse of the wings of the beasts, that touched one another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were by them, euen a noyse of a great russhing.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I heard the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound.
Berean Standard Bible
the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.
Contemporary English Version
It was the sound made by the creatures' wings as they brushed against each other, and by the rumble of the wheels beside them.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they beat against each other, and the sound of the wheels next to them, a very loud sound.
Darby Translation
—and the sound of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the wings of the living beings began moving. The wings made a very loud noise as they touched each other, and the wheels in front of them began making a noise as loud as thunder.
George Lamsa Translation
I heard also the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the sound of the wheels beside them and a noise of a great rushing.
Good News Translation
I heard the wings of the creatures beating together in the air, and the noise of the wheels, as loud as an earthquake.
Lexham English Bible
And it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching lightly one against the other, and the sound of the wheels beside them and the sound of a great earthquake.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I herde also the noyse off the wynges off the beestes, that russhed one agaynst another, yee and the ratlynge off the wheles, that were by them, which russhinge & noyse was very greate.
American Standard Version
And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
Bible in Basic English
And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
also the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
King James Version (1611)
I heard also the noise of the wings of the liuing creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheeles ouer against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
[I hearde] also the noyse of the winges of the beastes ioyning one with another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were before them, euen a noyse of great rushing.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I perceived the sound of the wings of the living creatures clapping one to the other, and the sound of the wheels was near them, and the sound of the earthquake.
English Revised Version
And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y herde the vois of wyngis of the beestis smytynge oon an othir, and the vois of wheelis suynge the beestis, and the vois of greet stiryng.
Update Bible Version
And [I heard] the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.
Webster's Bible Translation
[I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and the noise of a great rushing.
New English Translation
and the sound of the living beings' wings brushing against each other, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, a great rumbling sound.
New King James Version
I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.
New Living Translation
It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.
New Life Bible
I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them. It was a loud rushing sound.
New Revised Standard
it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, that sounded like a loud rumbling.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea the sound of the wings of the living ones, gently touching each other, and the sound of the wheels, along with them, even the sound of a great rushing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The noise of the wings of the living creatures striking one against another, and the noise of the wheels following the living creatures, and the noise of a great commotion.
Revised Standard Version
it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, that sounded like a great earthquake.
Young's Literal Translation
even a noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and a noise of the wheels over-against them, even a noise of a great rushing.

Contextual Overview

1 And He said to me, Son of man, eat what you find. Eat this roll, and go speak to the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and He made me eat that roll. 3 And He said to me, Son of man, make your belly eat, and fill your bowels with the roll, this that I give to you. And I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey for sweetness. 4 And He said to me, Son of man, Go! Come to the house of Israel and speak with My Words to them. 5 For you are not sent to a people of deep lip and difficult of language, but to the house of Israel; 6 not to many peoples of deep lip and of a difficult language, whose words you cannot hear. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the house of Israel is not willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me, for all the house of Israel are strong of forehead and hard of heart. 8 Behold, I have made your face strong over against their faces, and your forehead strong over against their foreheads. 9 I have made your forehead as an adamant harder than flint. Do not fear them, and do not be frightened by their faces, though they are a house of rebellion. 10 And He said to me, Son of man, all My Words which I speak to you, receive into your heart, and hear with your ears.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the noise: Ezekiel 1:24, Ezekiel 10:5, 2 Samuel 5:24

touched: Heb. kissed

and the noise: Ezekiel 10:16, Ezekiel 10:17

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:30 - wheels Acts 2:2 - as

Cross-References

Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said to the woman, Dying you shall not die,
Genesis 3:6
And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise. And she took of its fruit andate; and she also gave to her husband with her,and he ate.
Genesis 3:9
And Jehovah God called to the man and said to him, Where are you?
Genesis 3:10
And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she has given to me of the tree, and I ate.
Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which you have done? Did you not know that a man like me would practice divination?
1 Samuel 13:11
And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did not come in the days set out, and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
2 Samuel 3:24
And Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner has come to you; why is this, that you have sent him away, and going he is gone?
John 18:35
Pilate answered, Not, am I a Jew? Your nation, even the chief priests, delivered You up to me! What did You do?
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived has come to be in transgression;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures,.... Which they clapped, when they uttered the preceding words;

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that touched one another; or "kissed, a woman her sister" r; denoting their affection and agreement in the doxology or ascription of glory to God; see Ezekiel 1:9;

and the noise of the wheels over against them: the living creatures; for the wheels were by the living creatures, and went over against them, as they went, Ezekiel 1:15; ministers and churches join together in this doxology:

and a noise of a great rushing; which is repeated for the confirmation of the thing, and to express the greatness of the noise made by the living creatures and wheels, like that of thunder or an earthquake; it is said to be like the noise of great waters, Ezekiel 1:24.

r משיקות אשה אל אחותה "attingentium [more osculantium], vira ad sororem suam", Vatablus; "osculantium", Polanus, Starckius. So Ben Melech.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That touched - literally, touching. The living creatures in their flight raised their wings, so as to touch each other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 3:13. A great rushing. — All the living creatures and the wheels being then in motion.


 
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