Ezekiel 1:6 “but each had four faces and four wings.”

Ezekiel 1:6

but each had four faces and four wings.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

World English Bible

Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

American Standard Version

and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

Geneva Bible 1599

And euery one had foure faces, and euery one had foure wings.

Darby Translation

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

Young's Literal Translation

and four faces [are] to each, and four wings [are] to each of them,

Bible in Basic English

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

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Cross references

“And every one had four faces”

Ezekiel 10:14 Ezekiel 1:15 Ezekiel 10:10 Ezekiel 1:10 Ezekiel 10:21 Ezekiel 10:22

Ezekiel 10:14 · BSB

Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

Ezekiel 1:15 · BSB

When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.

Ezekiel 10:10 · BSB

As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.

Ezekiel 1:10 · BSB

The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 10:21 · BSB

Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.

Ezekiel 10:22 · BSB

Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.

“every one had four wings”

Ezekiel 1:8–11 Exodus 25:20 1 Kings 6:24–27 Isaiah 6:2

Ezekiel 1:8–11 · BSB

Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,

Exodus 25:20 · BSB

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

1 Kings 6:24–27 · BSB

One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.

Isaiah 6:2 · BSB

Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,

7Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.

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