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Ezekiel 1:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side. "
Ezekiel 1:23
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21 When those went, these went. When those stood, these stood. When those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
22 Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above.
23 Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side.
24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood, they let down their wings.
25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
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Ezekiel 1:1
"Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God."
Ezekiel 1:2
"In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,"
Ezekiel 1:3
"the LORD’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him."
Ezekiel 1:4
"I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire."
Ezekiel 1:5
"Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man."
Ezekiel 1:6
"Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings."
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