Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And the living creatures ran back and forth like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
New American Standard Bible
And the living beings
King James Version
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Holman Bible
The creatures were darting back and forth
International Standard Version
The living beings moved around, in appearance resembling lightning.
A Conservative Version
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
American Standard Version
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Amplified
And the living beings moved rapidly back and forth like flashes of lightning.
Bible in Basic English
And the living beings went out and came back as quickly as a thunder-flame.
Darby Translation
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Julia Smith Translation
And the living creatures ran and turned back as the appearance of lightning.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the living creatures {were speeding to and fro} like the appearance of lightning.
Modern King James verseion
And the living creatures kept running and returning, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the beasts ran and returned after the fashion of lightning.
NET Bible
The living beings moved backward and forward as quickly as flashes of lightning.
New Heart English Bible
The living creatures darted back and forth, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
The Emphasized Bible
And the living ones ran and returned, - like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Webster
And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
World English Bible
The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 1:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Date Of Vision Of Living Creatures And Glory Of The Throne Of Yahweh
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: they went back and forth among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran back and forth like the appearance of a flash of lightning. 15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, a wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, with its four faces.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:10
For who has despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plumbline in the hand of Zerubbabel; these seven are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning came out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Psalm 147:15
He sends forth his commandment upon earth: his word runs very swiftly.
Daniel 9:21
Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
Zechariah 2:3-4
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mark 13:27
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Luke 17:24
For as the lightning, that flashing out of the one part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.