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Ezekiel 10:14

God's holiness

12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels.

13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.”

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.

15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.

16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
WEB
Every one of them had four faces. The first face was the face of the cherub. The second face was the face of a man. The third face was the face of a lion. The fourth was the face of an eagle.
ASV
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
DARBY
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
BLB
And four faces [were] unto each one: The face of the first [was] the face of a cherub, and the face of the second [was] the face of a man, and the face of the third a lion, and the face of the fourth an eagle.
ÅB
Hver av dem hadde fire ansikter; den førstes ansikt var et kjerubansikt[^2], den annens et menneskeansikt, den tredjes et løveansikt og den fjerdes et ørneansikt.
OTB
Hver av kjerubene hadde fire ansikter: det første var ansiktet til en kjerub, det andre ansiktet til et menneske, det tredje ansiktet til en løve, og det fjerde ansiktet til en ørn.
B1930
Hver av dem hadde fire ansikter; den førstes ansikt var et kjerubansikt, den annens et menneskeansikt, den tredjes et løveansikt og den fjerdes et ørneansikt. / < d.e. okseansikt.>

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  • Revelation 4:7

    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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  • Ezekiel 10:21

    Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.

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  • 1 Kings 7:36

    He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.

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  • 1 Kings 7:29

    and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.

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  • Ezekiel 1:6–10

    but each had four faces and four wings.

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