Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. New Living Translation Each had two pairs of outstretched wings—one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body. English Standard Version Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. New King James Version Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. New American Standard Bible Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies. NASB 1995 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies. NASB 1977 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies. Legacy Standard Bible And such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies. Amplified Bible Such were their faces. Their wings were stretched out upward; two [wings] of each one were touching another [the wings of the beings on either side of it], and [the remaining] two [wings of each being] were covering their bodies. Christian Standard Bible That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body. Holman Christian Standard Bible That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body. American Standard Version And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. Contemporary English Version Two wings of each creature were spread out and touched the wings of the creatures on either side. The other two wings of each creature were folded against its body. English Revised Version And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is what their faces looked like. Their wings were spread out, pointing upward. Each creature had two wings with which they touched each other. The other two wings covered their bodies. Good News Translation Two wings of each creature were raised so that they touched the tips of the wings of the creatures next to it, and their other two wings were folded against their bodies. International Standard Version That's what their faces were like. Their wings spread out above and around them, one pair overlapping another, with one pair covering themselves. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Their wings were spread out above them; each had two wings touching the wings of one of the other beings on either side and two wings covering their bodies. New Heart English Bible Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies. Webster's Bible Translation Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. World English Bible Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd their faces and their wings dividing from above, of each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies. Young's Literal Translation And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each are two joining together, and two are covering their bodies. Smith's Literal Translation And their faces: and their wings spread out from above; to each of the two being joined each, and two covering their bodies. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: Catholic Public Domain Version Their faces and their wings were extended above: two wings of each one were joined together, and two covered their bodies. New American Bible Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. On each one, two wings touched one another, and the other two wings covered the body. New Revised Standard Version such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd their faces and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each creature were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And their faces and their wings were extending from above; two joined one to the other, and two covered their bodies OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the four had their wings spread out above; each one had two joined to one another, and two covered their bodies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Four Living Creatures…10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle. 11Such 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. 12Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.… Cross References Isaiah 6:2 Above 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. Revelation 4:7-8 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. / 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, who was and is and is to come!” Exodus 25:20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. Revelation 4:6 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. Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 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. Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Revelation 5:14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. 1 Kings 6:27 And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched. Revelation 7:11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, Revelation 19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!” 1 Kings 8:7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. Exodus 37:9 And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat. Revelation 4:4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads. Revelation 4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, Treasury of Scripture Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. and their Ezekiel 10:16,19 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them… stretched upward. Ezekiel 1:23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. Isaiah 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Jump to Previous Bodies Body Covered Covering Creature Either Faces Joined Joining Separate Side Spread Stretched Together Touched Touching Upward Wing WingsJump to Next Bodies Body Covered Covering Creature Either Faces Joined Joining Separate Side Spread Stretched Together Touched Touching Upward Wing WingsEzekiel 1 1. The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.4. His vision of four cherubim; 15. of the four wheels; 26. and of the glory of God. Their faces were turned In Ezekiel 1:11, the phrase "Their faces were turned" refers to the four living creatures described in the prophet's vision. The Hebrew word for "faces" is "פָּנִים" (panim), which often signifies presence or countenance. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, it suggests a readiness and attentiveness to God's commands. The turning of their faces indicates their ability to move in any direction without turning their bodies, symbolizing the omnipresence and omniscience of God. This reflects the creatures' role as divine messengers, always prepared to execute God's will. upward each had two wings covering their bodies and each had two wings flying Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Such were their faces.וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם (ū·p̄ə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Their wings וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם (wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle were spread פְּרֻד֖וֹת (pə·ru·ḏō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate upward; מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (mil·mā·‘ə·lāh) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top each [had] לְאִ֗ישׁ (lə·’îš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person two [wings] שְׁ֚תַּיִם (ta·yim) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) touching חֹבְר֣וֹת (ḥō·ḇə·rō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 2266: To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm the wings of the creature on either side, אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and two וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם (ū·šə·ta·yim) Conjunctive waw | Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) wings covering מְכַסּ֔וֹת (mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover its אֵ֖ת (’êṯ) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case body. גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃ (gə·wi·yō·ṯê·he·nāh) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 1472: A body, corpse Links Ezekiel 1:11 NIVEzekiel 1:11 NLT Ezekiel 1:11 ESV Ezekiel 1:11 NASB Ezekiel 1:11 KJV Ezekiel 1:11 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 1:11 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 1:11 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 1:11 French Bible Ezekiel 1:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:11 Their faces and their wings were separate (Ezek. 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