Ezekiel 1:6
4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,
5 and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
but each had four faces and four wings.
7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but each had four faces and four wings.
- KJV
- And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
- WEB
- Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
- ASV
- And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
- DARBY
- And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
- BLB
- [with] four faces for each one, and four wings for each one unto them.
- ÅB
- og hvert av dem hadde fire ansikter og hvert av dem fire vinger.
- OTB
- Hver hadde fire ansikter og fire vinger.
- B1930
- og hvert av dem hadde fire ansikter og hvert av dem fire vinger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
Read in contextEzekiel 10:21–22
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:8–11
Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
Read in contextIsaiah 6:2
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
Read in contextExodus 25:20
And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:15
When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
Read in context1 Kings 6:24–27
One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.
Read in contextRevelation 4:7–8
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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