English Standard Version
Ezekiel 1:11
11Such 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)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.
Context of Ezekiel 1:11
9their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. 10As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. 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. 12And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. 13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Read all of Ezekiel 1Ezekiel 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 10:16And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them.
- Ezekiel 1:23And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body.
- Isaiah 6:2Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two 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
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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
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