Ezekiel 1:10

and the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, with the face of a lion to the right of the four of them, and the face of an ox on the left, of the four of them,—the face of an eagle, also had they four;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.

In Context

9joined to each other, were their wings,—they turned not when they went, each one straight before him, did they go;

11and their wings were spread above,— two of each joined one another, and two covered their bodies;

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Cross References

Numbers 2:3And they who encamp eastwards towards sunrise, shall be the standard of the camp of Judah by their hosts,—even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab;

Numbers 2:18the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards,—even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;

Deuteronomy 28:49Yahweh will bring against thee a nation from afar, from the end of the earth, as darteth a bird of prey,—a nation whose tongue thou canst not understand;

1 Chronicles 12:8And, of the Gadites, there separated themselves unto David, to the stronghold towards the desert, heroes of valour, men of war, for battle, men that could handle shield and spear,—and, faces of lions, were their faces, and, like gazelles upon the mountains, were they, for swiftness:

Proverbs 14:4Without cattle, the crib is clean, but, much increase, is in the strength of the ox.

Isaiah 46:8Remember ye this and shew yourselves men,—Bring it back, ye transgressors, to your minds;

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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