Ezekiel 10:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.”
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“These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.”
King James Version · Public Domain“This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“It <FI>is<Fi> the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar, and I know that they are cherubs.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 10:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
- 1 Kings 7:36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
- Ezekiel 1:1In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.
- Ezekiel 1:5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
- Ezekiel 1:22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
- Ezekiel 3:23So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 10:15Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
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