Ezekiel 1:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.”

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BSBPD

“Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and their feet <FI>are<Fi> straight feet, and the sole of their feet <FI>is<Fi> as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 1:7 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
  2. Leviticus 11:47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
  3. Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
  4. Ezekiel 1:13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
  5. 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.
  6. Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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