Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:4
4I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,c
Footnotes
- c 1:4 Or The center of the fire looked like glowing metal; similarly in verse 27
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I looked | וָאֵ֡רֶא | wā·’ê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּה֩ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a whirlwind | ר֨וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| coming | בָּאָ֣ה | bā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the north | הַצָּפ֗וֹן | haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| a great | גָּדוֹל֙ | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| cloud | עָנָ֤ן | ‘ā·nān | Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| with fire | וְאֵ֣שׁ | wə·’êš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| flashing back and forth | מִתְלַקַּ֔חַת | miṯ·laq·qa·ḥaṯ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular | H3947 take |
| and brilliant light | וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ | wə·nō·ḡah | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5051 brightness |
| all around | סָבִ֑יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| it | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| In the center | וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ | ū·mit·tō·w·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| of the fire | הָאֵֽשׁ׃ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| was a gleam | כְּעֵ֥ין | kə·‘ên | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| like amber | הַחַשְׁמַ֖ל | ha·ḥaš·mal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2830 ᵑ9 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 8:2 · Ezekiel 1:27 · Jeremiah 23:19 · Jeremiah 25:32 · Jeremiah 1:13–14 · Isaiah 21:1 · Exodus 19:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.