Ezekiel 1:17

17 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.

Ezekiel 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 1:17

When they went, they went upon their four sides
On either of their crossing rings, as they were directed by the living creatures, at whose side they stood: [and] they returned not when they went;
they had no need to turn about when they were to go east, west, north, or south, as wheels usually do; but they turned upon the crossing ring, which was towards either of the four points. This denotes the perseverance of the churches, and the true members thereof, in faith and practice; they do not turn back, nor look back, but go right on, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in all his, ways and ordinances.

Ezekiel 1:17 In-Context

15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them.

16 As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of a chrysolite; and the four had the same likeness, their construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.

17 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went.

18 The four wheels had rims and they had spokes; and their rims were full of eyes round about.

19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.