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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Ezekiel 1:23

And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another, - each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Beasts;   Cherub;   Ezekiel;   Vision;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cherubim;   Ezekiel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Ezekiel;   Heaven;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Seraphim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Living Creatures;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cherub;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cherubim (1);   Living Creature;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cabala;   Cherub;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. They each also had two wings covering their bodies.
Hebrew Names Version
Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: everyone had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body.
New American Standard Bible
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.
New Century Version
And under the dome the wings of the living creatures were stretched out straight toward one another. Each living creature also had two wings covering its body.
Amplified Bible
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living being had two wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side.
World English Bible
Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: everyone had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And vnder the firmament were their wings streight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which couered the, and euery one had two, which couered their bodies.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.
Legacy Standard Bible
And underneath the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.
Berean Standard Bible
And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
Complete Jewish Bible
Under the dome each had a pair of wings spread out straight toward those of others, and each had a pair which covered his body.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Under this bowl, each living being had wings reaching out to the one next to it. Two wings spread out one way and two wings spread out the other way, covering its body.
George Lamsa Translation
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other; over and under; two of them covering their faces and two covering their bodies.
Good News Translation
There under the dome stood the creatures, each stretching out two wings toward the ones next to it and covering its body with the other two wings.
Lexham English Bible
And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight one toward the other; each had two wings covering them, and each had two wings covering their bodies.
Literal Translation
And under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other, to each, two wings covering on this side , and to each two covering on that side of their bodies.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vnder the same firmament were their wynges layed abrode, one towarde another, and two wynges couered the body of euery beest.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
Under the arch their wings were straight, one stretched out to another: every one had two wings covering their bodies on this side and two covering their bodies on that side.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And under the firmament were their wings conformable the one to the other; this one of them had two which covered, and that one of them had two which covered, their bodies.
King James Version (1611)
And vnder the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, euery one had two which couered on this side, & euery one had two, which couered on that side their bodies.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vnder the firmament their winges were stretcht foorth one towardes another, euery one had two couering them, and euery one had two couering them, [euen] their bodyes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two wings to each, covering their bodies.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe vndur the firmament the wyngis of tho beestis weren streiyt, of oon to anothir; ech beeste hilide his bodi with twei wyngis, and an other was hilid in lijk maner.
Update Bible Version
And under the firmament their wings were 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And under the firmament [were] their wings straight, the one towards the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
New English Translation
Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering its body.
New King James Version
And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body.
New Living Translation
Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others' wings, and each had two wings covering its body.
New Life Bible
Under this covering their wings were spread out straight, one toward the other. Each one also had two wings covering their bodies on one side and on the other.
New Revised Standard
Under the dome their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another; and each of the creatures had two wings covering its body.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner.
Revised Standard Version
And under the firmament their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another; and each creature had two wings covering its body.
Young's Literal Translation
And under the expanse their wings [are] straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies.

Contextual Overview

15 And I looked at the living ones, - and lo! one wheel upon the earth beside the living ones for each of his four faces, 16 The appearance of the wheels and of their structure was like a Tarshish-stone to look upon, and they four had one likeness, - and their appearance and their structure were just as would be a wheel in the midst of a wheel. 17 Upon their four sides, when they went, so did they go, - they turned not when they went. 18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were terrible, -and their rings full of eyes round about, had they four. 19 And when the living ones went, the wheels went beside them, - and when the living ones were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up: 20 whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went - thither was the spirit minded to go, - and the wheels would be lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels: 21 when they went, these went, and when they stood, there stood, - ad when they were lifted up from off the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them, for the spirit of the living one was in the wheels. 22 And there was a likeness over the heads of the living one - an expanse, like terrible crystal to look upon, -stretched forth over their heads above. 23 And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another, - each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies. 24 And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of many waters, as the sound of the Almighty, when they went, the sound of a storm as the sound of a host, - when they stood, they let down their wings,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

their wings: Ezekiel 1:12, Ezekiel 1:24

which: Ezekiel 1:11, Job 4:18, Psalms 89:7, Luke 17:10

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And under the firmament [were] their wings straight, the one toward the other,.... A further account is here given of the wings of the living creatures, which were under the firmament: two of their wings were stretched straight upwards towards the firmament, and joined each other; :-;

everyone had two, which covered on this side; besides the two that were carried straight upright towards heaven, they had other two, which covered their back and belly: and

everyone had two, which covered on that side, their bodies; that is, on each side of their bodies; so that there were in all six wings, as in Isaiah's vision, and in that of the Revelation of John: as their wings in general denote the swiftness and readiness of Gospel ministers to do the work of Christ, for which they exact help and assistance from above, signified by two being stretched straight upwards; see Ezekiel 1:11; so covering the several parts of their bodies with the rest shows their modesty and humility, as being ashamed of themselves and their services, when performed in the best manor; it being altogether owing to the grace of God they are what they are, have and do; they themselves being the chief of sinners, and the least of saints, in their own account.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Every one had two, which covered ... - Or, each one had two wings covering his body on either side.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 1:23. Every one had two, which covered on this side — While they employed two of their wings to form a foundation for the firmament to rest on, two other wings were let down to cover the lower part of their bodies: but this they did only when they stood, Ezekiel 1:24.


 
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