Ezekiel 1:8
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Under their wings on their four sides were human hands. All four of them had faces and wings.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners, they had mens hondes. Their faces and their wynges were towarde the foure corners:
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the handes of a man came out from vnder their wings in the foure parts of them, & they foure had their faces, and their wings.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
From vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners they had mens handes: and they foure had their faces and their wynges.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus]:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- `are' to them four;
American Standard Version (1901)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings `thus':
American Standard Version (1901)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings [thus] :
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.
World English Bible (2000)
They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings [thus]:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. As for the faces and wings of the four of them,
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 10:21 : 21 Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
- Isa 6:6 : 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar;
- Ezek 1:17 : 17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
- Ezek 8:3 : 3 And he stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that faces toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
- Ezek 10:2 : 2 And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight.
- Ezek 10:7-8 : 7 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.
- Ezek 10:11 : 11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they did not turn as they went, but they followed wherever the head looked; they did not turn as they went.
- Ezek 10:18 : 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Ezek 1:9-2618 verses91%
9Their wings were joined to one another; they turned not when they went; they each went straight forward.
10As for the likeness of their faces, the four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side; and the four had the face of an ox on the left side; the four also had the face of an eagle.
11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each were joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
12And each went straight forward: wherever the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with their four faces.
16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like the color of a beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
17When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
18As for their rims, they were so high that they were fearful; and their rims were full of eyes all around the four of them.
19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20Wherever the spirit was to go, they went, there was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
22And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the color of an awesome crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23And under the firmament were their wings straight, one toward the other: each one had two, which covered on this side, and each one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
- Ezek 1:5-73 verses90%
5Also out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass.
- Ezek 10:20-223 verses89%
20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubim.
21Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they each went straight forward.
- Ezek 10:8-1710 verses84%
8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.
9And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the color of a beryl stone.
10And regarding their appearances, the four had one likeness, as if one wheel was within another wheel.
11When they went, they went upon their four sides; they did not turn as they went, but they followed wherever the head looked; they did not turn as they went.
12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, the wheels that they four had.
13As for the wheels, it was called to them in my hearing, O wheel.
14And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
16And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
17When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
- Rev 4:6-83 verses80%
6Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
7The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
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2Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
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9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle.
- 2 Chr 3:11-133 verses77%
11And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
12And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was also five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
13The wings of these cherubim spread out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
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4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
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17The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,
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9And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
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22Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
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24And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.
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27And he set the cherubim inside the inner house; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.
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6After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
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20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.