Ezekiel 1:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“but each had four faces and four wings.”

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BSBPD

“but each had four faces and four wings.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and four faces <FI>are<Fi> to each, and four wings <FI>are<Fi> to each of them,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 1:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 25:20And 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.
  2. 1 Kings 6:24One 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.
  3. Isaiah 6:2Above 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.
  4. Ezekiel 1:8Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
  5. Ezekiel 1:15When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
  6. Ezekiel 10:10As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.
  7. Ezekiel 10:14Each 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.
  8. Ezekiel 10:21Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
  9. Revelation 4:7The 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.

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