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class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>I heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>I</i> also <i>heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>I heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I <i>heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I <i>heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And then I <i>heard</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with the sound of the living creatures’ wings brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with the sound of the living creatures&#8217 wings brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It was the sound made by the creatures' wings as they brushed against each other, and by the rumble of the wheels beside them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another and the noise of the wheels beside them as well as a loud rumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I heard the wings of the creatures beating together in the air, and the noise of the wheels, as loud as an earthquake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />accompanied by the sound of the wings of the living creatures gently touching each other and with the sound of the wheels emanating from the front, accompanied by a great earthquake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the sound of the living beings' wings brushing against each other, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, a great rumbling sound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Even a noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and a noise of the wheels alongside them, even a noise of a great rushing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the voice of the wings of the living creatures, kissing one to the other, and the voice of the wheels over against them, and the voice of a great shaking.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the voice of the wings of the living creatures striking against one another, and the voice of the wheels following the living creatures, and the voice of a great commotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the noise of the wings of the living creatures beating against one another, and the noise of the wheels alongside them, a loud rumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sound of the wings of the beasts flapping one against another and the sound of the wheels with them and the sound of a great earthquake<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-13.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=512" 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/3.htm">Ezekiel Eats the Scroll</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: ‘Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!’ <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: wə·qō·wl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">It was the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê (N-fpc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">of the wings</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.">of the living creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/5401.htm" title="5401: maš·šî·qō·wṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fp) -- To kiss, to equip with weapons. A primitive root; to kiss, literally or figuratively; also, to equip with weapons.">brushing</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: wə·qō·wl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">and the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">of the wheels</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.">beside them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/7494.htm" title="7494: ra·‘aš (N-ms) -- A quaking, shaking. From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar.">rumbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: wə·qō·wl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">sound.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.…<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/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a></span><br />His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a></span><br />When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Revelation 19:6</a></span><br />And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a></span><br />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="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-2.htm">Job 37:2-5</a></span><br />Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. / He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. / Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. / The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-31</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a></span><br />Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the noise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a></b></br> And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Ezekiel 10:5</a></b></br> And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard <i>even</i> to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a></b></br> And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.</p><p class="hdg">touched [heb] kissed </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Ezekiel 10:16,17</a></b></br> And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Rumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-12.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-21.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-15.htm">Beings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-15.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Rumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</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 wings symbolize their readiness to serve God and execute His will. The brushing of wings suggests unity and harmony in their actions, reflecting the divine order and purpose. In biblical context, cherubim are often associated with the presence of God, as seen in the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a>). The sound signifies the majesty and power of God's presence, reminiscent of the seraphim in <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2-3</a>, who also have wings and proclaim God's holiness.<p><b>and the sound of the wheels beside them</b><br>The wheels are part of the vision of God's chariot-throne, described in <a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">Ezekiel 1:15-21</a>. They represent the omnipresence and omniscience of God, able to move in any direction without turning. The wheels' presence beside the living creatures indicates their integral role in the divine chariot, symbolizing God's ability to act swiftly and decisively in the world. This imagery connects to the vision of God's glory departing from the temple in <a href="/ezekiel/10.htm">Ezekiel 10</a>, emphasizing His sovereignty and mobility.<p><b>a great rumbling sound</b><br>The great rumbling sound underscores the awe-inspiring and overwhelming nature of God's presence. It evokes the imagery of God's voice as thunderous and powerful, as seen in <a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a>, where the voice of the Lord is described as over the waters, full of majesty. This sound signifies the impending judgment and the seriousness of the prophetic message Ezekiel is to deliver. It also parallels the theophany at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a>), where God's presence was accompanied by thunder and lightning, emphasizing His holiness and authority.<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, called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/living_creatures.htm">Living Creatures</a></b><br>These are the cherubim, angelic beings described in Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing God's presence and majesty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wheels.htm">Wheels</a></b><br>Part of the vision of God's chariot-throne, representing divine mobility and sovereignty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, where Ezekiel received his prophetic visions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A divine revelation given to Ezekiel, illustrating God's glory and the seriousness of his prophetic mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_presence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Presence</a></b><br>The vision of the living creatures and wheels underscores God's omnipresence and omnipotence. He is not confined to the temple or any single location.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_the_prophetic_call.htm">The Seriousness of the Prophetic Call</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision serves as a reminder of the weight and responsibility of delivering God's message. It calls us to take seriously the task of sharing God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god.htm">The Majesty of God</a></b><br>The imagery of the living creatures and the rumbling sound points to the awe-inspiring nature of God. It invites us to worship Him with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_communication.htm">God's Communication</a></b><br>The sound of the wings and wheels signifies God's active communication with His people. We are encouraged to be attentive to His voice in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>The presence of cherubim in the vision highlights the role of angels as messengers and servants of God, reminding us of the spiritual realities that surround us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_'eyes_on_wheels'_fit_science.htm">In Ezekiel 10:12, how can 'eyes all around' on the wheels align with any natural or scientific explanation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_skeptics_accept_revelation_4_6-8.htm">How can skeptics accept the four living creatures of Revelation 4:6-8 as literal or even metaphorical without parallel evidence outside the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_ufos.htm">What does the Bible mention about aliens and UFOs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I heard</span>, etc. There is no verb in the Hebrew, but it may be supplied from ver. 12. We lose in the English the kissing, or touching, poetry of the original, "each its sister." The attitude as of wings raised for flight, and the sound of both the wings and wheels, implied the departure of the glorious vision, presumably to the region from which it came. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-13.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">the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">וְק֣וֹל ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wings</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the living creatures</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַיּ֗וֹת</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">brushing</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(maš·šî·qō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kiss, to equip with weapons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">וְק֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wheels</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">beside them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם</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">a great</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּדֽוֹל׃</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rumbling</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֥עַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ra·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7494.htm">Strong's 7494: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vibration, bounding, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sound.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְק֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:13 I heard the noise of the wings (Ezek. 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