Ezekiel 1:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 1:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 1:5 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the li..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 1:5 — KJV
“Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.”
— Ezekiel 1:5 (KJV)
Ezekiel 1:5 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 1:5
“As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 1:5: likeness, living, creatures
“And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 1:5: midst, likeness, four
“And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 1:5: also, came, four
“He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 1:5: also, thereof, four
“And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 1:5: also, thereof, four
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