Ezekiel 1:20
“Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.”
— Ezekiel 1:20
About this verse
Ezekiel 1:20 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is Babylon river. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine guidance, spirit led movement. Notable phrases: wherever the spirit was to go; spirit of the living creature. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Ezekiel
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
vision
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