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

9The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. 10Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back. 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. 12They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. 13The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them.

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 10:16When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them.
• Ezekiel 1:23Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others’ wings, and each had two wings covering its body.
• Isaiah 6:2Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they 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