Ezekiel 10:14

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
one	לְאֶחָ֑ד le.'e.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
four	וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה ve.'ar.ba.'Ah	H702	four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
faces	פָנִ֖ים fa.Nim	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
first	הָאֶחָ֜ד ha.'e.Chad	H259	properly · definite article + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
face	פְּנֵ֨י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
face	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
cherub	הַכְּר֗וּב ha.ke.Ruv	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
second	הַשֵּׁנִי֙ ha.she.Ni	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
face	וּפְנֵ֤י u.fe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
face	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
man	אָדָ֔ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
third	וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ ve.ha.she.li.Shi	H7992	third · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
face	פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
lion	אַרְיֵ֔ה 'ar.Yeh	H738	a lion · noun, common masculine singular absolute
fourth	וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י ve.ha.re.vi.'I	H7243	fourth · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
face	פְּנֵי pe.nei-	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
eagle	נָֽשֶׁר Na.sher	H5404	the eagle (or other large bird of prey) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was lik…
1 Kings 7:36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion…
Ezekiel 10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
1 Kings 7:29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the…
Ezekiel 1:6-10 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:8–end

We have here a further account of the vision of God's glory which Ezekiel saw, here intended to introduce that direful omen of the departure of that glory from them, which would open the door for ruin to break in. I. Ezekiel sees the glory of God shining in the sanctuary, as he had seen it by the river of Chebar, and gives an account of it, that those who had by their wickedness provoked God to depart from them might know what they had lost and might lament after the Lord, groaning out their Ichabod, Where is the glory? Ezekiel here sees the operations of divine Providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it, represented by the four wheels; and the perfections of the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:14

cherub--but in Eze 1:10 it is an ox. The chief of the four cherubic forms was not the ox, but man. Therefore "cherub" cannot be synonymous with "ox." Probably Ezekiel, standing in front of one of the cherubim (namely, that which handed the coals to the man in linen), saw of him, not merely the ox-form, but the whole fourfold form, and therefore calls him simply "cherub"; whereas of the other three, having only a side view, he specifies the form of each which met his eye [FAIRBAIRN]. As to the likelihood of the lower animals sharing in "the restoration of all things," see Isa 11:6; Isa 65:25; Rom 8:20-21; this accords with the animal forms combined with the human to typify redeemed man.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:14

The first - was the face of a cherub - In Eze 1:10, this is called the "face of an ox;" here, the "face of a cherub:" hence, a cherub was in the likeness of an ox, at least, as to its head. כרוב kerub never occurs as a verb; and its meaning cannot be precisely ascertained. Parkhurst thinks the כ caph to be here the note of similitude; and then translates כ ke, "like," רב rab or רוב rob, "the mighty one;" and, in consequence, makes the cherubim an emblem of the Holy Trinity. See his lengthy Dissertation under כרב in his Hebrew and English Lexicon.

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:14

Dictionary and topics

Eagle · SYMBOLI — SYMBOLI
Lion · .Margin) — .Margin)
Wheel · SYMBOLI — SYMBOLI

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 10:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:14

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:14

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:14

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 10:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 10:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 10:14

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 10:14

John Gill on Ezekiel 10:14

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 10:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 10:9–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 10:12

Rashi on Ezekiel 10:14