Each animal went in the direction it was looking. They went wherever the wind {\cf2\super [6]} caused them to go. But they did not turn when they moved.
Ezekiel 1:20 - Easy To Read Version They went wherever the wind wanted them to go, and the wheels went with them. Why? Because the wind (power) of the animal was in the wheels. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Wherever the spirit went, the creatures went and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit or life of the [four living creatures acting as one] living creature was in the wheels. American Standard Version (1901) Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. Common English Bible Wherever the wind would appear to go, the wind would make them go there too. The wheels rose up beside them, because the spirit of the creatures was in the wheels. Catholic Public Domain Version Wherever the spirit went, as the spirit was going forth to that place, the wheels, too, were lifted up together, so as to follow them. For the spirit of life was in the wheels. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whithersoever the spirit went, thither as the spirit went the wheels also were lifted up withal and followed it: for the spirit of life was in the wheels. |
Each animal went in the direction it was looking. They went wherever the wind {\cf2\super [6]} caused them to go. But they did not turn when they moved.
So if the animals moved, the wheels moved. If the animals stopped, the wheels stopped. If the wheels went into the air, the animals went with them. Why? Because the wind {\cf2\super [9]} was in the wheels.
If the Cherub angels flew into the air, the wheels went with them. If the Cherub angels stood still, so did the wheels. Why? Because the wind {\cf2\super [91]} (power) of the animal was in them.
The spirits of prophets are under the control of the prophets themselves.