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New Century Version

Ezekiel 3:13

I heard the wings of the living creatures touching each other and the sound of the wheels by them. It was a loud rumbling sound.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wheel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Responsibility;   Wheels;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Earthquake;   Living Beings, Living Creatures;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ezekiel;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Prophet;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Living Creatures;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Roll;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Creature, Living;   Kiss;   Sister;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
with the sound of the living creatures’ wings brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.
Hebrew Names Version
[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.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Amplified Bible
And then I heard 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.
World English Bible
[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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I heard also the noyse of the wings of the beasts, that touched one another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were by them, euen a noyse of a great russhing.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I heard 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
It was the sound made by the creatures' wings as they brushed against each other, and by the rumble of the wheels beside them.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they beat against each other, and the sound of the wheels next to them, a very loud sound.
Darby Translation
—and the sound of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great rushing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the wings of the living beings began moving. The wings made a very loud noise as they touched each other, and the wheels in front of them began making a noise as loud as thunder.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
I heard the wings of the creatures beating together in the air, and the noise of the wheels, as loud as an earthquake.
Lexham English Bible
And it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching lightly one against the other, and the sound of the wheels beside them and the sound of a great earthquake.
Literal Translation
And there was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching each one to the other, and the sound of the wheels along with them, and the sound of a great tumult.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I herde also the noyse off the wynges off the beestes, that russhed one agaynst another, yee and the ratlynge off the wheles, that were by them, which russhinge & noyse was very greate.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
I heard also the noise of the wings of the liuing creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheeles ouer against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
[I hearde] also the noyse of the winges of the beastes ioyning one with another, and the ratling of the wheeles that were before them, euen a noyse of great rushing.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y herde the vois of wyngis of the beestis smytynge oon an othir, and the vois of wheelis suynge the beestis, and the vois of greet stiryng.
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
[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.
New English Translation
and the sound of the living beings' wings brushing against each other, and the sound of the wheels alongside them, a great rumbling sound.
New King James Version
I also heard 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.
New Living Translation
It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.
New Life Bible
I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them. It was a loud rushing sound.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea the sound of the wings of the living ones, gently touching each other, and the sound of the wheels, along with them, even the sound of a great rushing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, that sounded like a great earthquake.
Young's Literal Translation
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.

Contextual Overview

1 Then the Lord said to me, "Human, eat what you find; eat this scroll. Then go and speak to the people of Israel." 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3 He said to me, "Human, eat this scroll which I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it." Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. 4 Then he said to me, "Human, go to the people of Israel, and speak my words to them. 5 You are not being sent to people whose speech you can't understand, whose language is difficult. You are being sent to Israel. 6 You are not being sent to many nations whose speech you can't understand, whose language is difficult, whose words you cannot understand. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the people of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me. Yes, all the people of Israel are stubborn and will not obey. 8 See, I now make you as stubborn and as hard as they are. 9 I am making you as hard as a diamond, harder than stone. Don't be afraid of them or be frightened by them, though they are a people who turn against me." 10 Also, he said to me, "Human, believe all the words I will speak to you, and listen carefully to them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the noise: Ezekiel 1:24, Ezekiel 10:5, 2 Samuel 5:24

touched: Heb. kissed

and the noise: Ezekiel 10:16, Ezekiel 10:17

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:30 - wheels Acts 2:2 - as

Cross-References

Genesis 3:4
But the snake said to the woman, "You will not die.
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man answered, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."
Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man like me can learn things by signs and dreams?"
1 Samuel 13:11
Samuel asked, "What have you done?" Saul answered, "I saw the soldiers leaving me, and you were not here when you said you would be. The Philistines were gathering at Micmash.
2 Samuel 3:24
Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he's gone.
John 18:35
Pilate answered, "I am not one of you. It was your own people and their leading priests who handed you over to me. What have you done wrong?"
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not tricked, but the woman was tricked and became a sinner.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures,.... Which they clapped, when they uttered the preceding words;

:-;

that touched one another; or "kissed, a woman her sister" r; denoting their affection and agreement in the doxology or ascription of glory to God; see Ezekiel 1:9;

and the noise of the wheels over against them: the living creatures; for the wheels were by the living creatures, and went over against them, as they went, Ezekiel 1:15; ministers and churches join together in this doxology:

and a noise of a great rushing; which is repeated for the confirmation of the thing, and to express the greatness of the noise made by the living creatures and wheels, like that of thunder or an earthquake; it is said to be like the noise of great waters, Ezekiel 1:24.

r משיקות אשה אל אחותה "attingentium [more osculantium], vira ad sororem suam", Vatablus; "osculantium", Polanus, Starckius. So Ben Melech.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That touched - literally, touching. The living creatures in their flight raised their wings, so as to touch each other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 3:13. A great rushing. — All the living creatures and the wheels being then in motion.


 
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