Ezekiel 1:11

Ezekiel 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies.

Context of Ezekiel 1:11

9their wings touched one another; their faces did not turn when they moved, each went straight forward. 10Regarding the form and appearance of their faces: they [each] had the face of a man [in front], and each had the face of a lion on the right side, and the face of an ox on the left side; all four also had the face of an eagle [at the back of their heads]. 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. 12And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13Among the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire.

Ezekiel 1:11 word by word

וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם פְּרֻד֖וֹת מִלְמָ֑עְלָה לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁ֚תַּיִם חֹבְר֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם מְכַסּ֔וֹת אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and their wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• stretchedפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504
• upwardמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of every oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• joinedחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• their bodiesגְּוִיָּהgevîyâh · bodyH1472

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:11

• Ezekiel 10:16Now when the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the wheels would remain beside them.
• Ezekiel 1:23Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living being had two wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side.
• Isaiah 6:2Above Him seraphim (heavenly beings) stood; each one had six wings: with two wings he covered his face, with two wings he covered his feet, and with two wings he flew.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thus … - Rather, And their faces and their wings were separated above. All four formed a whole, yet the upper parts of each, the heads and the wings (though touching), rose distinct from one another. Two wings of each, as in the case of Isaiah‘s Seraphim, were folded down over the body: and two were in their flight Ezekiel 1:9 “stretched upward” parted) so as to meet, each a wing of the neighboring living creature, just as the wings of the cherubim…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14These fiery creatures had wings and legs. They could move very quickly in any direction, like lightning. No one could escape from such powerful beings. In a similar vision in Ezekiel 10, Ezekiel identifies them as cherubim. Cherubim are heavenly beings who carry out God’s judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. The tips of the two outstretched wings reached to one another, while the other two, in token of humble awe, formed a veil for the lower parts of the body. stretched upward--rather, "were parted from above" (compare Margin; see on Is 6:2). The joining together of their wings above implies that, though the movements of Providence on earth may seem conflicting and confused, yet if one lift up his eyes to heaven, he will see that they admirably conspire…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:11

• Angel (a Spirit)

In the dictionaries

• Living creatures
• Assyria
• Body
• Cherubim (1)
• Creature
• Living Creature
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings