Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:12–13

¹²Then the Spirit^a lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!”^b ¹³It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against one another and the sound of the wheels beside them, a great rumbling sound.

Footnotes

a 3:12 Or the wind; also in verse 14
b 3:12 Or sound behind me as the glory of the LORD rose from its place!

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Ezekiel 3:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Spirit	ר֔וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
lifted me up	וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי	wat·tiś·śā·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and I heard	וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע	wā·’eš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
a great	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
rumbling	רַ֣עַשׁ	ra·‘aš	Noun - masculine singular	H7494 quaking, shaking
sound	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
behind me	אַחֲרַ֔י	’a·ḥă·ray	Preposition; first person common singular	H310 behind
Blessed be	בָּר֥וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
the glory	כְּבוֹד־	kə·ḇō·wḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in His dwelling place	מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃	mim·mə·qō·w·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

Ezekiel 3:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the sound	וְק֣וֹל׀	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the wings	כַּנְפֵ֣י	kan·p̄ê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the living creatures	הַחַיּ֗וֹת	ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
brushing	מַשִּׁיקוֹת֙	maš·šî·qō·wṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural	H5401 kiss
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אִשָּׁ֣ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
another	אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H269 sister
and the sound	וְק֥וֹל	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the wheels	הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים	hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H212 wheel
beside them	לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם	lə·‘um·mā·ṯām	Preposition-l; third person masculine plural	H5980 juxtaposition
a great	גָּדֽוֹל׃	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
rumbling	רַ֥עַשׁ	ra·‘aš	Noun - masculine singular	H7494 quaking, shaking
sound	וְק֖וֹל	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 3:12 Acts 8:39 · Ezekiel 8:3 · Acts 2:2 · Ezekiel 11:1 · 1 Kings 18:12 · Ezekiel 3:14

Ezekiel 3:13 Ezekiel 1:24 · Ezekiel 10:16–17 · Ezekiel 10:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.