Isaiah 6:2
Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.
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Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
Exodus 37:9And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.
1 Kings 6:27These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle.
1 Kings 19:13And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?
Nehemiah 9:6You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.
Job 4:18Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 6:2-5
Isaiah's Heavenly Vision. ( b. c. 758.) 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the… Read the whole commentary →