20 (A)Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction[a]. And the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living [b]beings was in the wheels. 21 (B)Whenever those went, they went; and whenever those stopped, they stopped. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living [c]beings was in the wheels.

Vision of Divine Glory

22 Now (C)over the heads of the living [d]beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:20 MT adds the spirit to go
  2. Ezekiel 1:20 MT being
  3. Ezekiel 1:21 MT being
  4. Ezekiel 1:22 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT being

20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go,(A) and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.(B)

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault,(C) sparkling like crystal, and awesome.

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