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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Gill's Exposition
And everyone had four faces,.... That is, everyone of the wheels, for of these the words are continued; and which agrees with Eze 1:15; See Gill on Eze 1:15,
the first face was the face of a cherub;…
Barnes' Notes
The first face ... - The face of the first was the face of the cherub, and the face of the second was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion and the fourth the face of an eagle. Of the…
Adam Clarke
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…
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…
Cambridge Bible
The verse, which LXX. omits, is difficult. The words rendered "first face" might have that sense or the sense "one face" at a pinch, but mean naturally "face of the first;" and those rendered "the…
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