Ezekiel 1:9

9 {their wings were touching one another};[a] {each of them went straight forward},[b] {without turning right or left}.[c]

Ezekiel 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 1:9

Their wings [were] joined one to another
"A woman to her sister" F14, in the Hebrew; denoting the concord, harmony, and agreement of Gospel ministers, and their affection to one another; they preach the same Gospel; administer the same ordinances; do the same work of the Lord; have the same zeal for the glory of God; the same love for Christ, and affection for the souls of men; are of the same mind and judgment, and help each other in the service of the Lord; and especially so it will be in the latter day glory, when the watchmen shall see eye to eye, ( Isaiah 52:8 ) ; they turned not when they went; they went everyone straight forward;
they go not into the path of error and immorality; they do not become apostates from the truth; they are not of them that draw back unto perdition; they go on in the course of their ministry straightforward; let what will be in their way, nothing diverts them from it; notwithstanding all difficulties and discouragements in themselves; reproaches, afflictions, and persecutions from men; and the temptations of Satan; (See Gill on Ezekiel 1:7).


FOOTNOTES:

F14 (htwxa la hva) "foemina adsororem suam", Montanus, Polanus; "vira, [sive] mulier ad sociam suam", so some in Vatablus.

Ezekiel 1:9 In-Context

7 And their legs [were] straight legs, and the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of [the] foot of a calf, and [they] were sparkling like the outward appearance of polished bronze.
8 And under their wings [were] {human hands} on their four sides. And their faces and their wings for the four of them [were as follows]:
9 {their wings were touching one another}; {each of them went straight forward}, {without turning right or left}.
10 The likeness of their faces [was the] face of a human [in front], and [the] face of a lion on the right {of each of them}, and the face of an ox on the left {of each of them}, and [the] face of an eagle {for each of them}.
11 So [were] their faces; their wings [were] spread out {upward}; each [had] two touching one another and two covering their bodies.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Literally "their wings [were] touching each her sister"
  • [b]. Literally "they did not turn at their going"
  • [c]. Literally "each toward the side of his face they went"
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