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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel <i>was</i> on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for <i>each of</i> the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I looked at the living creatures, and behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for <i>each of</i> the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now as I looked at the living beings, I saw one wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for each of the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each of the four-faced creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each creature that had four faces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I then noticed that on the ground beside each of the four living creatures was a wheel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As I was looking at the four creatures I saw four wheels touching the ground, one beside each of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As I observed the living beings, I noticed one wheel on the earth beside each being—that is, for the four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four beings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now as I saw the living creatures, look, there was a wheel on the ground beside each living creature with its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I see the living creatures, and behold, one wheel [is] in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I see the living creatures, and lo, one wheel is in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall see the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, to his four faces.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared upon the earth by the living creatures one wheel with four faces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as I beheld the living creatures, there appeared above the earth, next to the living creatures, one wheel having four faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As I looked at the living creatures, I saw wheels on the ground, one alongside each of the four living creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold wheels were upon the earth by the side of each of the four living creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I saw the beasts, and behold, wheels in the earth on the side of these four beasts<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel at the bottom hard by the living creatures, at the four faces thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I looked, and, behold, the four <i>had each</i> one wheel on the ground near the living creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-15.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=133" 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">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’ê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">When I looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">at the living creatures,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: ’ō·w·p̄an (N-ms) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">wheel</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/681.htm" title="681: ’ê·ṣel (Prep) -- A joining together, proximity. From 'atsal; a side; near.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">each creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: lə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Prep-l:: Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">with its four</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">faces.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.…<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="/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/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14-16</a></span><br />The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. / He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.<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/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="/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="/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="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a></span><br />I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<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="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<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="/exodus/24-10.htm">Exodus 24:10</a></span><br />and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Revelation 15:2</a></span><br />And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,<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="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-16</a></span><br />And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel on the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.</p><p class="hdg">one</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Ezekiel 1:19-21</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Ezekiel 10:9,13-17</a></b></br> And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels <i>was</i> as the colour of a beryl stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9</a></b></br> I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment <i>was</i> white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne <i>was like</i> the fiery flame, <i>and</i> his wheels <i>as</i> burning fire.</p><p class="hdg">with</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-6.htm">Ezekiel 1:6</a></b></br> And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Revelation 4:7</a></b></br> And the first beast <i>was</i> like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast <i>was</i> like a flying eagle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-10.htm">Four</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-3.htm">Wheel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Wheel</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 "living creatures" are later identified as cherubim, a class of angelic beings associated with the presence and glory of God. These creatures are symbolic of God's majesty and power, often serving as guardians of His holiness. The vision emphasizes God's sovereignty and His active presence even during Israel's captivity.<p><b>I saw a wheel on the ground</b><br>The wheel represents mobility and the omnipresence of God. In ancient Near Eastern iconography, wheels were often associated with chariots, symbolizing divine movement and authority. The presence of the wheel on the ground suggests that God's presence is not confined to the temple in Jerusalem but extends throughout the earth, even in exile. This imagery reassures the exiled Israelites of God's continued involvement in their lives.<p><b>beside each creature</b><br>The positioning of the wheels beside each creature indicates a close relationship between the divine beings and the mechanisms of God's will. This suggests that the cherubim and the wheels work in unison, symbolizing the harmony and order of God's creation and governance. The proximity of the wheels to the creatures underscores the idea that God's plans are executed with precision and purpose.<p><b>with its four faces</b><br>The four faces of the creatures—man, lion, ox, and eagle—represent the fullness of creation and the comprehensive nature of God's dominion. Each face symbolizes different aspects of creation: humanity, wild animals, domesticated animals, and birds. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/4-7.htm">Revelation 4:7</a>, where similar creatures surround God's throne, highlighting the continuity of God's revelation. The four faces also prefigure the fourfold Gospel portrayal of Jesus Christ: as King (lion), Servant (ox), Son of Man (man), and Divine (eagle).<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 recipient of divine visions, including the one described in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/living_creatures.htm">Living Creatures</a></b><br>These are cherubim, angelic beings that serve as attendants to God’s throne, each with four faces and four wings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wheels.htm">Wheels</a></b><br>Symbolic elements in Ezekiel's vision, representing the mobility and omnipresence of God's divine chariot.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, where Ezekiel receives his visions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_god's_glory.htm">Vision of God’s Glory</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a>, where God reveals His majesty and sovereignty through a vivid and symbolic vision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipresence_and_omniscience.htm">God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience</a></b><br>The wheels beside the living creatures symbolize God’s ability to be everywhere and see everything. This reminds us that God is always present in our lives, aware of our circumstances and needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_and_mystery_of_god.htm">The Majesty and Mystery of God</a></b><br>The complex imagery in Ezekiel’s vision points to the majesty and mystery of God. We are called to approach God with reverence and awe, acknowledging that His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_exile.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Exile</a></b><br>Even in Babylon, a place of exile and despair, God reveals His glory to Ezekiel. This teaches us that God’s sovereignty extends over all places and situations, offering hope and assurance in times of trial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>The living creatures, or cherubim, serve as a reminder of the spiritual realm and the role of angels as God’s messengers and servants. We are encouraged to be aware of the spiritual realities that surround us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vision_as_a_call_to_action.htm">Vision as a Call to Action</a></b><br>Ezekiel’s vision is not just for contemplation but serves as a call to action and obedience. We are challenged to respond to God’s revelations in our lives with faithfulness and commitment.<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/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/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/how_do_ezekiel's_creatures_fit_science.htm">How can the description of living creatures with multiple faces and wheels full of eyes (Ezekiel 1:5-18) be reconciled with any known scientific or natural phenomenon?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures.</span>--The prophet sees this while still looking intently upon the cherubim--" as I beheld the living creatures "--showing that it was still a part of one and the same vision. The wheel was <span class= "ital">one </span>in the same sense in which the living creatures were one, yet actually four, as appears from the following verse and the whole subsequent description. In the corresponding vision (<a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm" title="And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the color of a beryl stone.">Ezekiel 10:9</a>), they are at once described as four. The cherubim had been seen in the cloud (<a href="/context/ezekiel/1-4.htm" title="And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire.">Ezekiel 1:4-5</a>); now they need to be connected below with the earth, and presently (<a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm" title="And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and on the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above on it.">Ezekiel 1:26</a>) above, with the throne of God. Therefore the wheel is "upon the earth," but of a great height (<a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm" title="As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.">Ezekiel 1:18</a>). There was a wheel in front of each of the cherubim, again forming a square, yet so that, as already said, they might in a sense be all considered as one wheel. Reference has been made for the origin of this imagery to the wheels under the <span class= "ital">ten bases </span>of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/context/1_kings/7-32.htm" title="And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.">1Kings 7:32-33</a>); but there seems to be nothing either in size or form to correspond, and, so far as we know, the imagery here is purely original.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold one wheel,</span> etc. As the prophet gazed, yet another marvel presented itself - a "wheel" was seen. It is "by" or "beside" (Revised Version) the living creatures, and "for each of the four faces thereof" (Revised Version); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> as the next verse states definitely, there were four wheels. We may compare the analogues of the "wheels" of fire in the theophany of <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9</a>, and the chariot of the cherubim in <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">1 Chronicles 28:18</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-15.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">When I looked</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֵ֖רֶא</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ê·re)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the living creatures,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַיּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<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">I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּה֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wheel</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפַ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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">on the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֛רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥צֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ṣel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_681.htm">Strong's 681: </a> </span><span class="str2">A joining together, proximity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each creature</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַיּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<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">with its four</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְבַּ֥עַת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">faces.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:15 Now as I saw the living creatures (Ezek. 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