Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. New Living Translation They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. English Standard Version And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. Berean Standard Bible Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved. King James Bible And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. New King James Version And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went. New American Standard Bible And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. NASB 1995 And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. NASB 1977 And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. Legacy Standard Bible And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. Amplified Bible And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. Christian Standard Bible Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went without turning as they moved. Holman Christian Standard Bible Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went without turning as they moved. American Standard Version And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were going on forward to the place that The Spirit was going, and they were not turning around Brenton Septuagint Translation And each one went straight forward: wherever the spirit was going they went, and turned not back. Contemporary English Version The four living creatures went wherever the Spirit led them, and they moved together without turning their bodies, because each creature faced straight ahead. Douay-Rheims Bible And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. English Revised Version And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. GOD'S WORD® Translation Each of the creatures went straight ahead. They went wherever their spirit wanted to go, and they didn't turn as they moved. Good News Translation Each creature faced all four directions, and so the group could go wherever they wished, without having to turn. International Standard Version Each moved in straight directions. Wherever they decided to go, they went without turning themselves. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. Literal Standard Version And they each go straight forward, to where the Spirit is to go, they go, they do not turn around in their going. Majority Standard Bible Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved. New American Bible Each went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they went; they did not change direction when they moved. NET Bible Each moved straight ahead--wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. New Revised Standard Version Each moved straight ahead; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. New Heart English Bible Each one went straight forward: where the spirit would go, they went; they didn't turn when they went. Webster's Bible Translation And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. World English Bible Each one went straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They didn’t turn when they went. Young's Literal Translation And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Four Living Creatures…11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. 12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved. 13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.… Cross References Ezekiel 1:9 and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. Ezekiel 1:17 As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. Ezekiel 1:20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. Treasury of Scripture And they went every one straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. they went every Ezekiel 1:9,17 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward… Ezekiel 10:22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward. whither Ezekiel 1:20,21 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels… Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Jump to Previous Ahead Forward Round Spirit Straight Turn Turned Turning Wherever WhitherJump to Next Ahead Forward Round Spirit Straight Turn Turned Turning Wherever WhitherEzekiel 1 1. The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.4. His vision of four cherubim; 15. of the four wheels; 26. and of the glory of God. (12) Whither the spirit was to go.--The one informing spirit which animated all the living creatures alike, and in accordance with which all their movements were ordered.Verse 12. - Whither the spirit was to go, etc. The description passes on to the originating force of the movement of the mysterious forms. The Hebrew noun may mean "breath," "wind," or "spirit," the meanings often overlapping one another. Here the higher meaning is probably the true one. The "Spirit" (as in Genesis 1:1; Genesis 6:3; Psalm 104:30; Psalm 139:7; Isaiah 40:7, 13; and in Ezekiel himself, passim) is the Divine Source of life in all its forms, especially in its highest form, moral, intellectual, spiritual. It is this which gave unity and harmony to the movements of the "living creatures," as it gives a life, harmony, and unity to all the manifold manifestations of the might of God of which they were the symbols. (On "they turned not," see note on ver. 9.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Eachוְאִ֛ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person [creature] went יֵלֵ֑כוּ (yê·lê·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk straight ahead. אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Wherever אֶ֣ל (’el) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the spirit הָר֤וּחַ (hā·rū·aḥ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit would go, לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk they would go, יֵלֵ֔כוּ (yê·lê·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk without לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no turning יִסַּ֖בּוּ (yis·sab·bū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround as they moved. בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃ (bə·leḵ·tān) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Links Ezekiel 1:12 NIVEzekiel 1:12 NLT Ezekiel 1:12 ESV Ezekiel 1:12 NASB Ezekiel 1:12 KJV Ezekiel 1:12 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 1:12 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 1:12 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 1:12 French Bible Ezekiel 1:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:12 Each one went straight forward: where (Ezek. 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