Ezekiel 10 · Verse 17

Ezekiel 10:17

When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
Ezekiel 10:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 10:17 in other translations

BSBWhen the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
WEBWhen they stood, these stood. When they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
ASVWhen they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
YLTIn their standing they stand, and in their exaltation they are exalted with them: for the living spirit is in them.
DARBYWhen they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
BBEWhen they were at rest in their place, these were at rest; when they were lifted up, these went up with them: for the spirit of life was in them.
WebsterWhen they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

What does Ezekiel 10:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. (Eze 1:12, 20, 21). stood--God never stands still (Joh 5:17), therefore neither do the angels; but to human perceptions He seems to do so.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 10:8-22

Ezekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure, angels above, and all events below, further his departure. The Spirit of life, the Spirit of God, directs all creatures, in heaven and on earth, so as to make them serve the Divine purpose. God removes by degrees from a provoking people; and, when ready to depart…

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Ezekiel 10:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּעָמְדָ֣םbe.'a.me.Damwhen stood still theyH5975
יַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duthey stood stillH5975
וּבְרוֹמָ֖םu.ve.ro.Mamand when rose theyH7311
יֵר֣וֹמּוּye.Ro.muthey roseH7426
אוֹתָ֑ם'o.Tamwith themH854
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307
הַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.Yahthe living creatureH2416
בָּהֶֽם\׃ba.Hem[was] in them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 10:17

  • 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. When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

  • Romans 8:2

    For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

  • Genesis 2:7

    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  • Revelation 11:11

    And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

  • Ezekiel 1:12

    And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for.
1:12,20,21
of the living creature. or, of life.
Ge 2:7; Ro 8:2; Re 11:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 10:16

    And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

  • Ezekiel 10:17

    When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

  • Ezekiel 10:18

    Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

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Ezekiel 10:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cuando se paraban ellos, parábanse ellas, y cuando ellos se alzaban, alzábanse con ellos: porque el espíritu de los animales estaba en ellas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		quand ils s’arrêtaient, elles s’arrêtaient, et quand ils s’élevaient, elles s’élevaient avec eux, car l’esprit de l’animal était en elles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn sie stehen blieben, blieben auch sie stehen; und wenn sie sich emporhoben, hoben sie sich mit ihnen empor; denn der Geist des lebendigen Wesens war in ihnen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Stantibus illis stabant, et cum elevatis elevabantur: spiritus enim vitæ erat in eis.