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Ezekiel 10:5
The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records the vision while the glory of the LORD rises from above the cherubim to stand over the temple threshold. The narrator observes the auditory phenomenon occurring in the outer court during this manifestation.
The words — קוֹל (qol) translates as "sound" or "voice," and כַּנְפֵי (kanpei) means "wings of." The text states the sound of the cherubim’s wings was audible as far as the outer court.
The thread — The comparison of a supernatural voice to God Almighty appears in Ezekiel 1:24 and Job 40:9. Exodus 19:16 also links thunderous sounds to the voice of God.
Why it lands — The text declares the cherubim's wing sounds equate to the voice of God Almighty. It requires the reader to acknowledge the terrifying proximity of divine authority without minimizing its weight.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 1:24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
- Job 40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Exodus 19:16 On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
- Exodus 19:19 And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
- Exodus 20:18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
- Deuteronomy 4:12 And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.
- 1 Kings 7:9 All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
- Job 37:2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
- 2 Chronicles 4:9 He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
- Psalms 29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.