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Ezekiel 1:16

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1:16The appearance of the wheels and their construction33 was like gleaming jasper,34 and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel.35

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  1. 33 This word is omitted from the .
  2. 34 Heb “Tarshish stone.” The meaning of this term is uncertain. The term has also been translated “topaz” (); “beryl” (, , ); or “chrysolite” (, ).
  3. 35 Or “like a wheel at right angles to another wheel.” Some envision concentric wheels here, while others propose “a globe-like structure in which two wheels stand at right angles” (L. C. Allen, Ezekiel [], 1:). The description given in v. 17 favors the latter idea.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The appearance of the wheels and their craftsmanship was like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their appearance and craftsmanship was like a wheel within a wheel.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like the appearance of beryl, and they all looked alike, and their appearance and their construction was like a wheel within a wheel.

KJV 1900King James Version

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.