They where [a]joined by their wings one to another, and when they went forth, they returned not, but every one went straight forward.

10 And the similitude of their faces was as [b]the face of a man: and they four had the face of a lion on the right side, and they four had the face of a bullock on the left side: they four also had the face of an Eagle.

11 Thus were their faces: but their wings were spread out above: two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:9 The wing of the one touched the wing of the other.
  2. Ezekiel 1:10 Every Cherubim had four faces, the face of a man, and of a lion on the right side, and the face of a bullock and of an Eagle on the left side.

and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.(A)

10 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.(B) 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings(C) spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body.

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