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Ezekiel 1:4 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 1 · verse 4
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.Ezekiel 1:4 · King James Version
Ezekiel 1:4 in context
2In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
3The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
5Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brightnessnôgahhbrilliancyH5051 →
- whirlwindrûwachwindH7307 →
- whirlwindçaʻara hurricaneH5591 →
- infoldinglâqachto takeH3947 →
- lookedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- northtsâphôwnproperly, hiddenH6828 →
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The visions of God which Ezekiel here saw were very glorious, and had more particulars than those which other prophets saw. It is the scope and intention of these vision, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-14