Ezekiel 1:9

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Their wings touched one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

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  • Ezek 10:22 : 22 Their faces looked like those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead, in the direction of its face.
  • Luke 9:51 : 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.
  • Luke 9:62 : 62 Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
  • 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
  • 2 Chr 3:11-12 : 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits and touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, touched the wing of the second cherub. 12 Similarly, the wing of the second cherub, measuring five cubits, touched the other wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, overlapped with the wing of the first cherub.
  • Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. 26 Consider the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot away from evil.
  • Ezek 1:11-12 : 11 Their faces and their wings were spread out above. Each had two wings touching those of another and two covering their bodies. 12 Each went straight ahead in the direction the spirit was guiding them. They did not turn as they moved.
  • Ezek 10:11 : 11 When they moved, they went in any of the four directions without turning as they went. They followed the direction the head faced and did not turn as they moved.

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  • Ezek 1:10-26
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    90%

    10 Their faces had this appearance: Each of the four had the face of a human, on the right side the face of a lion, on the left side the face of an ox, and each also had the face of an eagle.

    11 Their faces and their wings were spread out above. Each had two wings touching those of another and two covering their bodies.

    12 Each went straight ahead in the direction the spirit was guiding them. They did not turn as they moved.

    13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the living creatures. It was radiant, and lightning flashed out of it.

    14 The living creatures darted back and forth like flashes of lightning.

    15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four living creatures.

    16 The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like the gleam of beryl, and all four looked alike. Their appearance and structure were as if a wheel were within a wheel.

    17 They could move in any of the four directions without turning as they moved.

    18 Their rims were tall and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

    19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.

    20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

    21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when they stood still, the wheels stood still; and when they rose from the ground, the wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

    22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was something like an expanse, gleaming like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.

    23 Under the expanse, their wings were spread out straight, one toward another, and each creature had two wings covering its body on one side and two wings covering its body on the other side.

    24 When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

    25 A voice came from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

    26 Above the expanse over their heads was something like a throne, resembling a sapphire stone. And on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a human seated above it.

  • Ezek 1:5-8
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    5 From its center came the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: they had a human-like form.

    6 Each of them had four faces and four wings.

    7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of a calf’s foot, gleaming like polished bronze.

    8 Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. All four of them had faces and wings.

  • Ezek 10:8-17
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    8 Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen something like the form of a human hand.

    9 I looked, and I saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The appearance of the wheels was like the gleam of a beryl stone.

    10 All four wheels looked alike in their appearance, resembling a wheel within a wheel.

    11 When they moved, they went in any of the four directions without turning as they went. They followed the direction the head faced and did not turn as they moved.

    12 Their entire bodies, backs, hands, wings, and the wheels were completely covered with eyes all around—the wheels belonged to all four of them.

    13 I heard the wheels being called 'whirling wheels' in my hearing.

    14 Each cherub had four faces: one was the face of a cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

    15 The cherubim rose upward; they were the living beings I had seen by the Kebar River.

    16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them, and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not turn away but stayed close to them.

    17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose, the wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

  • Ezek 10:21-22
    2 verses
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    21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.

    22 Their faces looked like those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead, in the direction of its face.

  • Rev 9:9
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    9 They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.

  • Isa 6:2
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    2 Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

  • Rev 4:6-8
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    6 Before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the middle of the throne and around it were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind.

    7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

    8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were covered with eyes all around, even under their wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come."

  • 2 Chr 3:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits and touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, touched the wing of the second cherub.

    12 Similarly, the wing of the second cherub, measuring five cubits, touched the other wall of the house, and its other wing, also five cubits, overlapped with the wing of the first cherub.

    13 The wings of these cherubim were spread out twenty cubits in total. They stood on their feet, and their faces were turned inward toward the house.

  • Ezek 10:19
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    19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose from the ground, with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

  • Ezek 11:22
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    22 Then the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

  • Ezek 3:13
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    13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching one another, and the sound of the wheels among them, and the sound of a great rumbling.

  • 1 Kgs 6:27
    71%

    27 He placed the cherubim in the inner house, and their wings were spread out. One wing of each cherub touched one wall, and their other wings touched each other in the center of the house.

  • Exod 37:9
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    9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces were turned toward one another, looking toward the mercy seat.

  • Deut 4:17
    70%

    17 Or in the form of any animal on the earth, or any bird that flies in the sky,

  • Dan 7:4
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    4 The first was like a lion and had wings like an eagle. I watched until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground to stand on two feet like a man, and a human heart was given to it.

  • 1 Kgs 6:24
    69%

    24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits and the other wing was five cubits, making a total of ten cubits from wingtip to wingtip.

  • Ps 18:10
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    10 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under His feet.