36 The reads וְיִרְאָה לָהֶם (véyir’ah lahem, “and fear belonged to them”). In a similar vision in 10:12 the wheels are described as having spokes (יִדֵיהֶם, yideyhem). That parallel would suggest יָדוֹת (yadot) here (written יָדֹת without the mater). By positing both a ד/ר (dalet/resh) confusion and a ת/ה (hey/khet) confusion the form was read as וְיָרֵה (véyareh) and was then misunderstood and subsequently written as וְיִרְאָה (véyir’ah) in the . The reading וְיִרְאָה does not seem to fit the context well, though in English it can be made to sound as if it does. See W. H. Brownlee, Ezekiel 1–19 (), . The reads καὶ εἶδον αὐτά (kai eidon auta, “and I saw”), which assumes וָאֵרֶא (va’ere’). The existing consonants of the may also be read as “it was visible to them.”

In other versions

And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.

Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

Their four rims were tall and awe-inspiring, completely covered with eyes all around.

The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around.

And their rims were high and awesome, and all four of their rims were full of eyes all around.

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.

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