Ezekiel 1:11

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

In Context

10and 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;

12and each one straight before him, did they go,—whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 1:23And under the expanse, their wings were straight, one towards another,—each one had two covering on this side, and each one had two covering on that side, their bodies.

Ezekiel 10:19then the cherubim uplifted their wings and arose from the earth before mine eyes as they went forth, the wheels also in unison with them,—and it stood at the opening of the gate of the house of Yahweh that was toward the east, with the glory of the God of Israel over them, above.

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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