The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their naves, were all of cast metal.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
- BSB The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
- NKJV The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze.
- NASB The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.
- NLT and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 1:18As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.
- Ezek 1:16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
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