Ezekiel 1:8

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

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In The King James 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.

In Context

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.

9They went without turning, every one went straight forward.

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:6Then a winged one came to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from off the altar with the fire-spoon.

Ezekiel 8:3And he put out the form of a hand and took me by the hair of my head; and the wind, lifting me up between the earth and the heaven, took me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the way into the inner door facing to the north; where was the seat of the image of envy.

Ezekiel 10:7And stretching out his hand to the fire which was between the winged ones, he took some of it and went out.

Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

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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