Ezekiel 10:8 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 10:8

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

BSB

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ASV

And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

KJV

And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The form of a man’s hand under their wings - I am still of opinion that the hands and wings were not distinct. The arms were feathered like wings, and the hand terminated the arm; but as the long front feathers of the wings would extend much beyond the fingers, hence the hands would appear to be under the wings. See on Eze 1:8 (note). The human hand might be intended to show that God helps and punishes man by man; and that, in the general operations of his providence, he makes use of human agency.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּרָ֖א	vai.ye.Ra'	and it was seen	H7200 →
לַכְּרֻבִ֑ים	la.ke.ru.Vim	to the cherubim	H3742 →
תַּבְנִית֙	tav.Nit	[the] form of	H8403 →
יַד־	yad-	[the] hand of	H3027 →
אָדָ֔ם	'a.Dam	a human	H120 →
תַּ֖חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
כַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃	kan.fei.Hem	wings their	H3671 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 6:6
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
leads to
- Ezekiel 10:2
  And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 8:3–5
  Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before…
- Hebrews 9:22–26
  According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
- Hebrews 1:7
  Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- Hebrews 13:10
  We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Through
Ezekiel 1:8
Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings,
leads to
- Ezekiel 10:21
  Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
Through
Ezekiel 10:21
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
leads to
- Ezekiel 41:18–19
  were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
- Ezekiel 1:6
  but each had four faces and four wings.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Ezekiel