Ezekiel 10:21 “Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands…”

Ezekiel 10:21

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

World English Bible

Every one had four faces, and every one four wings. The likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

American Standard Version

Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Geneva Bible 1599

Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wings, and the likenesse of mans hands was vnder their wings.

Darby Translation

Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Young's Literal Translation

Four faces [are] to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man [is] under their wings.

Bible in Basic English

Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

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Cross references

“had four”

Ezekiel 10:14 Ezekiel 1:8–10 Revelation 4:7 Ezekiel 41:18 Ezekiel 41:19

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 1:8–10 · BSB

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

Revelation 4:7 · BSB

The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

Ezekiel 41:18 · BSB

were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:

Ezekiel 41:19 · BSB

the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple.

Also

Ezekiel 1:6

Ezekiel 1:6 · BSB

but each had four faces and four wings.

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

In context

20These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

22Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.

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