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Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Wherever the spirit of the four living creatures was to go, the wheels went—there the spirit of the wheels was to go. All four creatures together w…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The spirit of the living creature —Not, as in the margin, “the spirit of life.” The object of Ezekiel 1:19-21 is by every repetiti…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Thus I arrange the clauses, for though others join the first clause with the second part of the verse, it is too forced. Therefore, the Prophet rep…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Whithersoever the spirit was to go they went

That is, the Spirit of God; wherever that leads and directs, whether …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wh…

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