Ezekiel 1:8
What does Ezekiel 1:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 1:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they had the hands of a man under their wings; the four of them had faces on their four sides.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and hands of man under their wings--on their four sides, and their faces and their wings--<FI> are<Fi> to them four;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides: and they had faces, and wings on the four sides,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings:
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 1:17
When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.
- Ezekiel 10:7
And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
- Ezekiel 10:18
And the glory of Jehovah went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
- Isaiah 6:6
Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
- Ezekiel 10:21
Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
- Ezekiel 8:3
And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
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