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So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither <i>was their</i> spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature <i>was</i> in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, <i>because</i> there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures <i>was</i> in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose just as they <i>did;</i> for the spirit of the living beings <i>was</i> in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction. And the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living beings <i>was</i> in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction, <i>where</i> the spirit <i>was about</i> to go. And the wheels rose alongside of them; for the spirit of the living creatures <i>was</i> in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit went, the beings went in that direction. And the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit <i>or</i> life of the living beings was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, the creatures went in the direction the Spirit was moving. The wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, the creatures went in the direction the Spirit was moving. The wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Wherever their spirit wanted to go, the creatures went. The wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The creatures went wherever they wished, and the wheels did exactly what the creatures did, because the creatures controlled them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whatever direction these spirits went, the wheels would be lifted up along with them, because the wheels were alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They went in whichever direction the spirit would go, and the wheels rose alongside them because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit was to go, they went. The spirit was to go there. The wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To where the Spirit is to go, they go, there the Spirit [is] to go, and the wheels are lifted up alongside them, for a living spirit [is] in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whither the spirit is to go, they go, thither the spirit is to go, and the wheels are lifted up over-against them, for a living spirit is in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To where the spirit will be there to go they will go, there the spirit to go; and the wheels will be lifted up with them: for the spirit of life in the wheels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal, and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit went, as the spirit was going forth to that place, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit would go, they went. And they were raised up together with the living creatures, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherever the spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wheresoever the spirit was to go, they went, and the wheels were lifted up with them; for there was a living spirit in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to the place that The Spirit was going, they were going on, and the wheels were going up with them, because the living Spirit was in the wheels<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whithersoever the spirit was to go, as the spirit was to go thither, so they went; and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherever the cloud happened to be, there was the spirit ready to go: the wheels went and were lifted up with them; because the spirit of life was in the wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=174" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">The Four Wheels</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: hā·rū·aḥ (Art:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">would go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lê·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">they would go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: hā·rū·aḥ (Art:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">and the wheels</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yin·nā·śə·’ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">would rise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5980.htm" title="5980: lə·‘um·mā·ṯām (Prep-l:: 3mp) -- Close by, side by side with. From amam; conjunction, i.e. Society; mostly adverb or preposition, near, beside, along with.">alongside them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of the living creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: bā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">was in the wheels.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-16</a></span><br />Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a></span><br />As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-14</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-8</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Revelation 15:7</a></span><br />Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a></span><br />Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1-8</a></span><br />And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze. / The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, / the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3-4</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. / He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Wherever 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.</p><p class="hdg">the spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Ezekiel 1:12</a></b></br> And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; <i>and</i> they turned not when they went.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-32.htm">1 Corinthians 14:32</a></b></br> And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.</p><p class="hdg">for the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Ezekiel 10:17</a></b></br> When they stood, <i>these</i> stood; and when they were lifted up, <i>these</i> lifted up themselves <i>also</i>: for the spirit of the living creature <i>was</i> in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Zechariah 6:1-8</a></b></br> And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains <i>were</i> mountains of brass… </p><p class="hdg">of the living creature.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-56.htm">Close</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-35.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-62.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Whithersoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Close</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Wherever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Whithersoever</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">His vision of four cherubim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">of the four wheels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">and of the glory of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "spirit" here is understood as the Spirit of God, indicating that the movements of the creatures and the wheels are directed by God's will. This reflects the biblical theme of God's omnipresence and omnipotence, as seen in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges that God's Spirit is everywhere. The obedience of the creatures to the Spirit's direction serves as a model for believers to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives, as emphasized in <a href="/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14</a>.<p><b>and the wheels would rise alongside them</b><br>The wheels are a significant part of Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing the mobility and omnipresence of God's throne. The rising of the wheels alongside the creatures suggests a seamless and harmonious movement, indicating that God's presence is not confined to one place. This imagery can be connected to the vision of God's chariot-throne, which is not limited by earthly constraints, similar to the vision in <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a>, where God's throne is described with wheels of burning fire. The rising of the wheels also signifies the elevation of God's purposes and plans, transcending human understanding.<p><b>because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the unity and interconnectedness between the living creatures and the wheels, both animated by the same divine Spirit. The "living creatures" are often identified as cherubim, angelic beings that serve as guardians of God's holiness, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> and <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a>. The presence of the Spirit in both the creatures and the wheels underscores the theme of divine empowerment and the execution of God's will. This unity can be seen as a type of Christ, who is both fully God and fully man, perfectly embodying the will of the Father, as described in <a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a>. The integration of the Spirit in both elements of the vision points to the seamless operation of God's kingdom, where all parts work together under His sovereign direction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the recipient of the visions described.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/living_creatures.htm">Living Creatures</a></b><br>These are angelic beings, often identified as cherubim, that accompany the glory of God in Ezekiel's vision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wheels.htm">Wheels</a></b><br>Part of the vision, these wheels are associated with the living creatures and symbolize the omnipresence and omnipotence of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/spirit.htm">Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to the divine presence or life force that directs the movement of the living creatures and the wheels.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, where Ezekiel received his visions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_omnipresence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Omnipresence</a></b><br>The vision of the wheels and living creatures illustrates God's ability to be present and active everywhere. We can trust in His sovereign control over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_spirit.htm">The Role of the Spirit</a></b><br>Just as the spirit directed the living creatures, the Holy Spirit guides and empowers believers today. We should seek to be sensitive to the Spirit's leading in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_purpose.htm">Divine Order and Purpose</a></b><br>The coordinated movement of the creatures and wheels reflects God's orderly nature and purposeful design. We are called to align our lives with His divine order and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vision_and_revelation.htm">Vision and Revelation</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision reminds us that God reveals Himself in diverse ways. We should be open to receiving and understanding God's revelations through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_worship.htm">Holiness and Worship</a></b><br>The awe-inspiring nature of the vision calls us to a deeper reverence and worship of God. Our response to His majesty should be one of humility and adoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_doeg_betray_david_to_king_saul.htm">What are the ophanim in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_ezekiel's_wheels.htm">What are Ezekiel's Wheels in biblical context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ophanim_in_the_bible.htm">What are the ophanim in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_'spirit'_enter_ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel 2:1-2: How can a literal 'Spirit' physically enter Ezekiel, and is there any natural or historical explanation for such an event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20, 21) <span class= "bld">The spirit of the living creature</span>--Not, as in the margin, "the spirit of life." The object of <a href="/context/ezekiel/1-19.htm" title="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 1:19-21</a> is by every repetition and variety of expression to represent "the living creatures" and "the wheels" as one, animated by one spirit, and moved by one impulse. The word is the same throughout, and there was no "spirit of life" in the wheels independent of that of the living creatures. All formed together one strange, symbolic whole.<p>The mention in <a href="/context/ezekiel/1-19.htm" title="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 1:19-21</a> of the wheels being "lifted up from the earth" simultaneously with the living creatures is not in opposition to the symbolism already explained, of the wheels resting upon the earth. That was to show that God's purposes are carried out as He wills in this world. This brings out, in addition, the perfect harmony of these purposes, whether relating to earth or to heaven.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whithersoever the spirit was to go,</span> etc. The secret of the coincidence of the movements of the "living creatures" and of the "wheels" was found in the fact, which the prophet's intuition grasped, that the phenomena of life and law had one and the same originating source. For "the spirit of the living creature" (singular, because the four are regarded as one complex whole), the LXX., Vulgate, and Revised Version margin, give "the spirit of life," a rendering tenable in itself, but the contextual meaning of the word is in favour of the Authorized Version and the Revised Version text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Wherever</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">הָר֤וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would go,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָלֶ֙כֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they would go,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵלֵ֔כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would rise</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנָּשְׂאוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yin·nā·śə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">alongside them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘um·mā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5980.htm">Strong's 5980: </a> </span><span class="str2">Society, near, beside, along with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the living creatures</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was in the wheels.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_212.htm">Strong's 212: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wheel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Ezekiel 1:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/1-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:20 Wherever the spirit was to go they (Ezek. 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