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Ezekiel 1:7
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Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.
Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze.
Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they sparkled like polished bronze.
Their legs were straight. Their feet were like a calf's hoofs and sparkled like polished bronze.
Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they sparkled and gleamed like shiny bronze.
Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.
And their feete were streight feete, and the sole of their feete was like the sole of a calues foote, and they sparkled like the appearance of bright brasse.
Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze.
And their legs were straight, and their feet were like a calf's hoof, and they sparkled like the gleam of burnished bronze.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
Their legs were straight, but their feet looked like the hoofs of calves and sparkled like bronze.
Their legs were straight, with feet like calves' hoofs. They glittered like burnished bronze.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled as the look of burnished brass.
Their legs were straight. Their feet looked like calves' feet, and they sparkled like polished brass.
And their legs were straight; and the soles of their feet were like the soles of a calfs feet; and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass.
Their legs were straight, and they had hoofs like those of a bull. They shone like polished bronze.
And their legs were straight legs, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they were sparkling like the outward appearance of polished bronze.
and their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
Their legges were straight, but their fete were like bullockes fete, and they glistred, as it had bene fayre scoured metall.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.
And their feet were straight feet; and the under sides of their feet were like the feet of oxen; and they were shining like polished brass.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calues foot, and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brasse.
Their feete were straight feete, and the sole of their feete lyke the sole of calues feete, and they glistered as the appearaunce of brasse burnished.
And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and there were sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
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And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
And their feet [were] straight feet; and the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass.
Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like calves' feet. They gleamed like polished bronze.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves' feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze.
Their legs were straight, and their feet were like those of a calf. They shined like bright brass.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
and their feet were straight feet, - and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, but sparkling, as shining bronze to look upon;
Their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their foot was like the sole of a calf’s foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of glowing brass.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
and their feet [are] straight feet, and the sole of their feet [is] as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
straight feet: Heb. a straight foot
like the sole: Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:47
the colour: Ezekiel 1:13, Psalms 104:4, Daniel 10:6, Revelation 1:15
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:3 - whose
Cross-References
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.
God spoke: "Earth, generate life! Every sort and kind: cattle and reptiles and wild animals—all kinds." And there it was: wild animals of every kind, Cattle of all kinds, every sort of reptile and bug. God saw that it was good.
Then God said, "I've given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth And every kind of fruit-bearing tree, given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food." And there it was.
When the clouds are full of water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls. Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.
The men rubbed their eyes, astonished. "What's going on here? Wind and sea come to heel at his command!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And their feet [were] straight feet,.... And they went straight forward, as in Ezekiel 1:12; they made straight paths for their feet, and walked uprightly, according to the truth of the Gospel; did not go into crooked paths, or turn to the right hand, or the left; and having put their hand to the plough of the Gospel neither looked back, nor turned back.
And or "for"
the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's foot; round, and the hoof divided, and fit for treading out the corn, in which oxen were employed; denoting the firmness and constancy of ministers in their work, treading out the corn of the word for the nourishment of souls, to whom they minister. The Septuagint render it, "their feet were winged"; or "flying", as the Arabic version; in like manner as Mercury, the Heathen god, is painted: this may denote the readiness and swiftness of Gospel ministers to do their master's work; their feet being shod with the preparation of the Gospel, and so very beautiful, Ephesians 6:15. The Targum is,
"the sole of their feet as the sole of feet that are round l, and they moved the world where they went;''
and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass; that is, their feet; being burning and shining lights in their conversation, as well as in their doctrine; see Revelation 1:15.
l So R. Sol. Urbin, Ohel Moed, fol. 60. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The âfootâ seems here to mean the lower part of the leg, including the knee, and this was âstraight,â i. e. upright like a manâs. The âsoleâ is the âfootâ as distinguished from the âleg,â the leg terminated in a solid calfâs hoof. This was suitable for a being which was to present a front on each of its four sides. Ezekiel was living in a country on the walls of whose temples and palaces were those strange mixed figures, human heads with the bodies of lions and the feet of calves, and the like, which we see in the Babylonian and Assyrian monuments. These combinations were of course symbolic, and the symbolism must have been familiar to Ezekiel. But the prophet is not constructing his cherubim in imitation of these figures, the Spirit of God is revealing forms corresponding to the general rules of eastern symbolism.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 1:7. Their feet were straight feet — There did not seem to be any flexure at the knee, nor were the legs separated in that way as to indicate progression by walking. I have before me several ancient Egyptian images of Isis, Osiris. Anubis, c., where the legs are not separated, nor is there any bend at the knees so that if there was any motion at all, it must have been by gliding, not progressive walking. It is a remark of AElian, that the gods are never represented as walking, but always gliding; and he gives this as a criterion to discern common angelic appearances from those of the gods: all other spiritual beings walked progressively, rising on one foot, while they stretched out the other; but the deities always glided without gradual progressive motions. And Heliodorus in his Romance of Theogines and Charicha, gives the same reason for the united feet of the gods, c., and describes the same appearances.
Like the sole of a calf's foot — Before it is stated to be a straight foot one that did not lay down a flat horizontal sole, like that of the human foot.
And they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. — I suppose this refers rather to the hoof of the calf's foot, than to the whole appearance of the leg. There is scarcely any thing that gives a higher lustre than highly polished or burnished brass. Our blessed Lord is represented with legs like burnished brass, Revelation 1:15.
