Ezekiel 3:13

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“It 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.”

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BSBPD

“It 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 3:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 5:24As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
  2. 1 Kings 7:30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
  3. Ezekiel 1:15When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
  4. Ezekiel 1:24When 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Ezekiel 10:16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.

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