King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
When they went, they went upon their four sides: [and] they turned not when they went.
Complete Jewish Bible:
When they moved, they could go in any of the four directions without turning as they moved.
Berean Standard Bible:
As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
American Standard Version:
When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
When they went{H3212}, they went{H3212} upon their four{H702} sides{H7253}: and they turned{H5437} not when they went{H3212}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 1:9
- Their wings [were] joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 1:12
- And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; [and] they turned not when they went.
Ezekiel 10:1
- ¶ Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Ezekiel 10:11
- When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.
Isaiah 55:11
- So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
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Commentary for Ezekiel 1:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3212
There are 938 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָלַךְ
Transliteration: yâlak
Pronunciation: yaw-lak'
Description: a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak. - Strong's Number: H702
There are 383 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַרְבַּע
Transliteration: ʼarbaʻ
Pronunciation: ar-bah'
Description: masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four. - Strong's Number: H7253
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶבַע
Transliteration: rebaʻ
Pronunciation: reh'-bah
Description: from רָבַע; a fourth (part or side); fourth part, side, square. - Strong's Number: H5437
There are 147 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סָבַב
Transliteration: çâbab
Pronunciation: saw-bab'
Description: a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).