Ezekiel 10:21

What does Ezekiel 10:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 10:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Four faces <FI>are<Fi> to each, and four wings to each, and the likeness of the hands of man <FI>is<Fi> under their wings.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings: and the likeness of a man's hand was under their wings.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Each one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Context

v.20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

v.21This passage

v.22And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 1:6

    and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.

  • Ezekiel 1:8

    And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus:

  • Ezekiel 10:14

    And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

  • Ezekiel 41:18

    And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;

  • Revelation 4:7

    And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

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