Ezekiel 1:8

They had human hands under their wings on each of their four sides. The four of them all had faces and wings,

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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

7They had straight legs, and the soles of their feet looked like the hooves of calves, and shone like polished bronze.

9and each of their wings touched the wings of the one next to it. As they moved they didn't turn—they all moved straight in one direction.

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:6Then one of the seraphim flew over to me. He was holding a glowing coal that he had picked up with tongs from the altar.

Ezekiel 8:3He reached out what seemed to be a hand and picked me up by my hair. The Spirit took me up into the sky, and in the vision God was giving me he carried me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the Temple's inner courtyard, where the offensive idol that made God angry had been placed.

Ezekiel 10:7Then one of the cherubim reached out and took some of the fire among them. He handed it to the man in linen, who took it and left.

Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the Lord left the entrance to the Temple and stopped above the cherubim.

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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