Ezekiel 3:13 (YLT)

Passage

even a noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and a noise of the wheels over-against them, even a noise of a great rushing.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 3:11 and go, enter in unto the Removed, unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast spoken unto them, and hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: whether they hear, or whether they forbear.'

Ezekiel 3:12 And lift me up doth a spirit, and I hear behind me a noise, a great rushing--`Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the honour of Jehovah from His place!' --

Ezekiel 3:13 even a noise of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and a noise of the wheels over-against them, even a noise of a great rushing.

Ezekiel 3:14 And a spirit hath lifted me up, and doth take me away, and I go bitterly, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah on me <FI>is<Fi> strong.

Ezekiel 3:15 And I come in unto the Removed, at Tel-Ahib, who are dwelling at the river Chebar, and where they are dwelling I also dwell seven days, causing astonishment in their midst.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "noise", "wings", "living", "creatures", "touching", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "noise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And lift me up doth a spirit..." into verse 14's "And a spirit hath lifted me up...", so "even" and "noise" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "even" and "noise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.