Ezekiel 1:10

Ezekiel 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
• New International Version (NIV)Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.

Context of Ezekiel 1:10

8They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had faces and wings: 9their wings touched one another; they did not turn when they moved; each could move in the direction of any of its faces. As for the form 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. 11Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings touching the wing of another, while another two were covering their bodies. 12Now each being could move in the direction of any of its faces; wherever the Ruach would go, they went, without turning as they went.

Ezekiel 1:10 word by word

וּדְמ֣וּת פְּנֵיהֶם֮ פְּנֵ֣י אָדָם֒ וּפְנֵ֨י אַרְיֵ֤ה אֶל־הַיָּמִין֙ לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם וּפְנֵי־שׁ֥וֹר מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אול לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן וּפְנֵי־נֶ֖שֶׁר לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As for the likenessדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
• of their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• they fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• of a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• of a lionאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• on the right sideיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• of an oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• on the left sideשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• of an eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:10

• Ezekiel 10:14Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cheruv, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion and the fourth the face of an eagle.
• Revelation 4:7The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
• Numbers 2:10The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be on the south side, by their divisions. The prince of the sons of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
• Isaiah 46:8“Remember this, and be assured. Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
• Luke 15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
• Numbers 2:3Those camping on the east—toward the sunrise—will be of the standard of Judah, according to their divisions. Nachshon son of Amminadab, is the prince of the sons of Judah.
• Judges 14:18So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” But he responded to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle.”
• 1 Chronicles 12:8Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders tells me, “Stop weeping! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed—He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• Numbers 2:18On the west will be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their divisions. The prince of the sons of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
• Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean, but from the strength of the ox comes an abundant harvest.
• 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Torah of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” Is it the oxen that concern God,
• Numbers 2:25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north, according to their divisions. The prince of the sons of Dan is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
• Deuteronomy 28:49“Adonai will raise up a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, just as the eagle swoops down—a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Job 39:27Is it by your command that an eagle soars and builds its nest high?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10As for the likeness of their faces - There was but one body to each of those compound animals: but each body had four faces; the face of a man and of a lion on the right side; the face of an ox and an eagle on the left side. Many of these compound images appear in the Asiatic idols. Many are now before me: some with the head and feet of a monkey, with the body, arms, and legs of a man. Others with the head of the dog; body, arms, and legs human. Some with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Each living creature had four faces, in front the face of a man, that of a lion on the right side, that of an ox on the left side, and that of an eagle behind, and the “chariot” would present to the beholder two faces of a man, of a lion, of an eagle, and of an ox, according to the quarter from which he looked upon it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Each living being had four faces. One face was a lion, the strongest of the wild animals. One face was an ox, the strongest of the domestic animals. One face was an eagle, the strongest of the birds. One face was human, representing the highest part of God’s creation. In Mesopotamia, the guardians placed at palace entrances also combined features of these same creatures. However, those figures did not have four faces.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. they ... had the face of a man--namely, in front. The human face was the primary and prominent one and the fundamental part of the composite whole. On its right was the lion's face; on the left, the ox's (called "cherub," Eze 10:14); at the back from above was the eagle's.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

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• Living creatures
• Assyria
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• Eagle
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• 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