Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 1:18

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18. rings —that is, felloes or circumferences of the wheels. eyes —The multiplicity of eyes here in the wheels, and :- , in the cherubim themselves, symbolizes the plenitude of intelligent life, the eye being the window through which "the spirit of the living creatures" in the wheels ( :- ) looks forth (compare :- ). As the wheels signify the providence of God, so the eyes imply that He sees all the circumstances of each case, and does nothing by blind impulse. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-19" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/ezk-1-18

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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