Ezekiel 1:6
but each had four faces and four wings.
BSB
ASV
and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
KJV
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
Every one had four faces - There were four several figures of these living creatures, and each of these figures had four distinct faces: but as the face of the man was that which was presented to the prophet’s view, so that he saw it more plainly than any of the others; hence it is said, Eze 1:5, that each of these figures had the likeness of a man; and the whole of this compound image bore a general resemblance to the human figure.
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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.
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And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,…
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
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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.
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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.
He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
