Ezekiel 1:6

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

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And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

In Context

5And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.

7And their feet were straight feet; and the under sides of their feet were like the feet of oxen; and they were shining like polished brass.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:24With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.

Ezekiel 1:8And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.

Ezekiel 10:10In form the four of them were all the same, they seemed like a wheel inside a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:21Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 1:5-15

Vision of the Four Living Creatures. ( b. c. 595.) 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the… Read the whole commentary →

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