Now when the cherubim moved, the wheels would move beside them; also when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels themselves would not turn away from beside them.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn’t turn from beside them.
- KJV And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.
- BSB When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.
- NKJV When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
- NLT When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them.
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Quick answer
The wheels move in perfect unison with the cherubim. It stresses the unified, coordinated movement of God's throne.
Overview
The wheels never separate from the cherubim, rising and moving together as one. This perfect coordination pictures the harmony of God's governing presence. Nothing in His throne-chariot acts independently or out of order. Such unity reflects the perfect order of God's rule, which secures the redemption accomplished in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 1:19–21When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
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