Ezekiel 1:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they went every one straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they went every one straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Every one of them went straight forward; wherever the spirit was to go they went; they went on without turning.
Webster's Revision
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
World English Bible
Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.
Definitions for Ezekiel 1:12
Clarke's Ezekiel 1:12 Bible Commentary
They went every one straight forward - Not by progressive stepping, but by gliding.
Whither the spirit was to go - Whither that whirlwind blew, they went, being borne on by the wind, see Ezekiel 1:4.
Barnes's Ezekiel 1:12 Bible Commentary
The "chariot," though composed of distinct parts, was to be considered as a whole. There was one spirit expressive of one conscious life pervading the whole, and guiding the motions of the whole in perfect harmony.
Wesley's Ezekiel 1:12 Bible Commentary
1:12 Straight - Which way soever they went, each living creature had one face looking straight forward. The spirit - The will, command, and breathing of the Spirit of God, both gave and guided their motions.Was to go - Going is attributed here to the Spirit of God, by allusion, for he who is in every place cannot properly be said to go from or to any place. Turned not - They looked not back, they turned not out of the way, they gave not over, 'till they had compleated their course.
