13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.

Other Translations of Ezekiel 3:13

King James Version

13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched touched: Heb. kissed one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.

English Standard Version

13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great earthquake.

The Message

13 - the wings of the living creatures beating against each other, the whirling wheels, the rumble of a great earthquake.

New King James Version

13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise.

New Living Translation

13 It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 3:13

Commentary on Ezekiel 3:12-21

(Read Ezekiel 3:12-21)

This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel, that the God who sent him had power to bear him out in his work. He was overwhelmed with grief for the sins and miseries of his people, and overpowered by the glory of the vision he had seen. And however retirement, meditation, and communion with God may be sweet, the servant of the Lord must prepare to serve his generation. The Lord told the prophet he had appointed him a watchman to the house of Israel. If we warn the wicked, we are not chargeable with their ruin. Though such passages refer to the national covenant made with Israel, they are equally to be applied to the final state of all men under every dispensation. We are not only to encourage and comfort those who appear to be righteous, but they are to be warned, for many have grown high-minded and secure, have fallen, and even died in their sins. Surely then the hearers of the gospel should desire warnings, and even reproofs.