Ezekiel 10:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.”
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“When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for the living spirit <FI>is<Fi> in them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 10:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- Ezekiel 1:12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
- Ezekiel 1:20Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- Ezekiel 1:21When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Revelation 11:11But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
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