Ezechiel — Chapter 1
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
The coniunctiō, And, being the first word, either ioyneth the context to the title, or (as S. Gregorie expoundeth it) the exteriour words vttered to the interiour, reuealed to the Prophet in spirit.
Verse 9
They turned not about, but hauing faces on euery side were readie to goe euerie way.
Verse 16
S. Gregorie expounding this vision of the foure Euangelistes, or of the whole new Testament, teacheth that the old & new Testaments are each in the other; both teaching the same things in diuers manners.
Verse 22
In this chapter the Prophet describeth foure parts of a vision which he saw at one time: of a whirle winde, v.4. of foure liuing creatures, v.5. of foure wheeles v.15. & of a man sitting in a throne in the firmament. v.26. For vnderstanding of al which, learned Commentaries doe hardly suffice.