“When they moved,
I heard the sound
Of their wings.
It was
Like the sound
Of mighty waters.
It was
Like the thunder
Of the Almighty.
It was
Like a sound of tumult.
It was
Like the sound of an army.
When they stopped,
They let down
Their wings.
There came
A voice
From above the dome
Over their heads.
When they stopped,
They let down
Their wings.”
What sounds did Ezekiel hear? He heard the sounds of the wings of these creatures as they moved. This sound was like the sound of mighty waters, like the thunder of the Almighty God, El Shaddai, not that of Yahweh. This sound was like the sound of a great commotion or an army on the move. However, when they stopped moving their wings, a voice came from above the dome over their heads. Then the same phrase was repeated again. When they stopped, they let down their wings.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 