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When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
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The Sound of God's Power
The verse uses multiple overwhelming comparisons—the roar of a flood, the sound of thunder ('the voice of the Almighty'), and the tumult of an army—to describe the sound of the creatures' wings. Commentators agree this illustrates the immense, awe-inspiring power of God's active providence. It is the sound of God at work, governing all of creation with unstoppable force and majesty.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The voice of the Almighty – Thunder.
The voice of speech – Rendered in Jeremiah 11:16 “a great tumult.” Some take it t…
19th Century
Anglican
The noise of their wings. — The same word translated “noise” three times in this verse is also translated “voice” twice here, and …
16th Century
Protestant
When the Prophet says, he heard the voice of wings, it is an explanation of his former teaching, when he said that the wings followed the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when they went In their ministrations, preaching the Gospel, and administering ordinances:
I heard…
Providence, represented by the wheels, produces changes. Sometimes one spoke of the wheel is uppermost, sometimes another; but the motion of the wh…
