Ezekiel 1:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.”
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“When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And 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 a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I hear the noise of their wings, as the noise of many waters, as the noise of the Mighty One, in their going--the noise of tumult, as the noise of a camp, in their standing they let fall their wings.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 1:24 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- Job 37:2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
- Job 37:4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
- Psalms 18:13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Psalms 68:33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- Ezekiel 3:13It 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.
- Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Daniel 10:6His 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.
- Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Revelation 19:6And 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.
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