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The cherubim had eyes all over their bodies, including their hands, their backs, and their wings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, <i>were</i> full of eyes round about, <i>even</i> the wheels that they four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, <i>were</i> full of eyes all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings and the wheels were covered with eyes all around, the wheels belonging to <i>all</i> four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings and the wheels were full of eyes all around, the wheels belonging to all four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, the wheels belonging to all four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, the wheels belonging to all four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their whole body, their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around, even the wheels belonging to all four of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, wings, and the wheels that the four of them had, were full of eyes all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, wings, and the wheels that the four of them had, were full of eyes all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I also noticed that the wheels and the creatures' bodies, including their backs, their hands, and their wings, were covered with eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, their backs, hands, wings, and wheels were covered with eyes. Each of the angels had a wheel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their bodies, backs, hands, wings, and wheels were covered with eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, backs, hands, and wings were filled with eyes around, including each of their four wheels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, even the wheels that the four of them had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes on every side, even the wheels that they four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their whole body, including their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, even the wheels that the four of them had. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all their flesh, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, are full of eyes all around—[the] wheels [the] four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all their flesh, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, are full of eyes round about; to them four are their wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all their flesh, and their back, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels being filled with eyes round about, the wheels to them four.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their wings, and the circles were full of eyes, round about the four wheels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And their entire body, with their necks and their hands and their wings and the circles, were full of eyes all around the four wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their entire bodies—backs, hands, and wings—and wheels were covered with eyes all around like the four wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their entire body, their rims, their spokes, their wings, and the wheels—the wheels of the four of them—were full of eyes all around.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And their whole body and their backs and their hands and their wings and the wheels were full of eyes when they turned on their sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all their bodies and their loins and their hands and the wings of the wheels were filled with eyes, as they were circling around on their sides<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about the four wheels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/10-12.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=2128" 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/10.htm">God's Glory Exits the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Their entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śā·rām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">bodies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1354.htm" title="1354: wə·ḡab·bê·hem (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A back. ">including their backs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wî·ḏê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">and wings,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mə·lê·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">were full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around,</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: lə·’ar·ba‘·tām (Prep-l:: Number-msc:: 3mp) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">as were their four</a> <a href="/hebrew/212.htm" title="212: ’ō·w·p̄an·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A wheel. Or pophan; from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel.">wheels.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>I heard the wheels being called “the whirling 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="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2-3</a></span><br />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/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14</a></span><br />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/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="/revelation/19-12.htm">Revelation 19:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Zechariah 4:10</a></span><br />For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a></span><br />For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a></span><br />Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.<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/6-1.htm">Revelation 6:1-8</a></span><br />Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” / So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. / And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11</a></span><br />And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Revelation 14:3</a></span><br />And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Revelation 8:13</a></span><br />And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Revelation 9:17</a></span><br />Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.</p><p class="hdg">body [heb] flesh </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Ezekiel 1:18</a></b></br> As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings <i>were</i> full of eyes round about them four.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6,8</a></b></br> And before the throne <i>there was</i> a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, <i>were</i> four beasts full of eyes before and behind… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Edges</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Including</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Rims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Spokes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-9.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-8.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-20.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-36.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Edges</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-14.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-21.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">Including</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-33.htm">Rims</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Spokes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Wheels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/10-8.htm">The vision of the cherubim</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Their entire bodies</b><br>This phrase describes the cherubim, a class of angelic beings, emphasizing their completeness and unity in purpose. In biblical symbolism, the body often represents the whole being, suggesting that these creatures are entirely devoted to their divine mission. The cherubim are frequently associated with the presence and glory of God, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> and <a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-22</a>.<p><b>including their backs, hands, and wings</b><br>The mention of specific body parts highlights the multifaceted nature of the cherubim's abilities and functions. The back may symbolize strength and support, the hands represent action and service, and the wings signify swiftness and the ability to ascend to the divine realm. Wings are often associated with divine protection and mobility, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a> and <a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a>.<p><b>were full of eyes all around</b><br>Eyes symbolize awareness, knowledge, and vigilance. The abundance of eyes suggests that the cherubim possess comprehensive insight and understanding, reflecting God's omniscience. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a>, where the living creatures around God's throne are also described as being full of eyes, indicating their role in observing and executing God's will.<p><b>as were their four wheels</b><br>The wheels are part of the vision of God's chariot-throne, symbolizing movement and the ability to execute divine judgment and will across the earth. The presence of eyes on the wheels suggests that God's actions are carried out with perfect wisdom and discernment. This imagery connects to the vision in <a href="/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel 1</a>, where the wheels are described in detail, emphasizing God's sovereignty and omnipresence.<br><br>This passage, with its vivid and symbolic imagery, underscores the themes of divine presence, knowledge, and authority, reflecting the broader message of Ezekiel's visions concerning God's glory and the unfolding of His plans for Israel and the nations.<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 one receiving the vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a></b><br>Angelic beings associated with the presence and glory of God, depicted in Ezekiel's vision as having multiple faces and wings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wheels.htm">Wheels</a></b><br>Part of the vision of God's chariot-throne, these wheels are described as being full of eyes, symbolizing divine omniscience and mobility.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a></b><br>The setting of Ezekiel's vision, representing the dwelling place of God's glory, which is being depicted as departing due to the people's sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites are in captivity due to their disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>The eyes covering the cherubim and wheels symbolize God's all-seeing nature. We are reminded that nothing is hidden from God, and we should live with integrity and transparency before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mobility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mobility</a></b><br>The wheels signify God's ability to move and act anywhere in the universe. This assures us that God is not confined to one place and is actively involved in the world and our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_worship.htm">Holiness and Worship</a></b><br>The vision underscores the holiness of God and the appropriate response of reverence and worship. We are called to approach God with awe and respect, recognizing His majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The context of the vision is one of impending judgment due to Israel's sin, yet it also points to God's desire for repentance and restoration. We should examine our lives for areas needing repentance and seek God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment and exile, God's presence is with His people. This encourages us to trust in God's presence and faithfulness, even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 10</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/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_the_ophanim_in_the_bible.htm">What are the ophanim in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_fiery_being_appear_to_ezekiel.htm">In Ezekiel 8:2, how could a being with 'the appearance of fire' physically appear and interact with Ezekiel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And their whole body.</span> Here there is distinctly a new feature. In <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Ezekiel 1:18</a> the "rings" of the wheels were "full of eyes." Here the eyes are everywhere. It is not hard to interpret this part of the vision. The prophet receives a new impression of the all-seeing eye of Jehovah. Everywhere, as he stands face to face with the forces of nature, he can say, <span class="accented">must</span> say, within himself, "Thou God seest me" (<a href="/genesis/16-13.htm">Genesis 16:13</a>). There is an eye that looks upon him where he least expects it. The same thought appears in the stone with seven eyes in <a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Zechariah 3:9</a>. St. John reproduces it in the same form as Ezekiel, with the exception of the wheels, which form no part of his vision, in <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/10-12.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">Their entire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bodies,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׂרָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śā·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">including their backs,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַבֵּהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡab·bê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1354.htm">Strong's 1354: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back, the top, rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hands,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wings,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<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">were full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֵאִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lê·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Full, filling, fulness, fully</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all around,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֔יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as were their four</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·ba‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<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">wheels.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפַנֵּיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄an·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person 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/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Ezekiel 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 10:12 Their whole body and their backs (Ezek. 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