Ezekiel 10:20 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 10:20

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

BSB

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ASV

This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And I knew that they were the cherubims - This formation of the plural is quite improper. In general, Hebrew nouns of the masculine gender end in ים im, in the plural; the s, therefore, should never be added to such. Cherub is singular; cherubim is plural. The s should be uniformly expunged. I have already referred to the end of this chapter for farther information relative to this glorious chariot of Jehovah; but I must say that I have met with nothing on the subject that entirely satisfies myself.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And this first appearing in the proper figure of a cherub, and yet it being proper to retain the number of four, that of the ox is left out and dropped, because the face of the cherub had been most abused by the worship of an ox.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I knew . . . cherubim--By the second sight of the cherubim, he learned to identify them with the angelic forms situated above the ark of the covenant in the temple, which as a priest, he "knew" about from the high priest.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִ֣יא	hi'	that	H1931 →
הַחַיָּ֗ה	ha.chai.Yah	[was] the living creature	H2416 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
רָאִ֛יתִי	ra.'I.ti	I had seen	H7200 →
תַּ֥חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
אֱלֹהֵֽי־	'e.lo.hei-	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בִּֽנְהַר־	bin.har-	at [the] river of	H5104 →
כְּבָ֑ר	ke.Var	Kebar	H3529 →
וָאֵדַ֕ע	va.'e.Da'	and I knew	H3045 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
כְרוּבִ֖ים	khe.ru.Vim	[were] cherubim	H3742 →
הֵֽמָּה׃	He.mah	they	H1992 →

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Where the connections lead

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Ezekiel 1:1
In 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.
leads to
- Revelation 19:11
  Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
- Acts 7:56
  “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
- Ezekiel 11:24
  And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
- Matthew 3:16
  As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
- Acts 10:11
  He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
Through
Ezekiel 3:23
So 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.
leads to
- Ezekiel 1:28
  The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the…
Through
Ezekiel 10:15
Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
leads to
- Ezekiel 1:5
  and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
Through
Ezekiel 1:5
and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
leads to
- Revelation 4:6–8
  And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel