²⁰^cThis is the living creature that I saw ⁿunder the God of Israel ^dby the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the ^ocherubims. ²¹^pEvery one had four faces apiece, ^pand every one four wings; and ^qthe likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. ²²^rAnd the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw ^dby the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: ^sthey went every one straight forward.

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Footnotes

cver. 20. ch. 1:5.
nComp. ch. 1:22.
dver. 20, 22. See ch. 1:1.
pSo ch. 1:6. ver. 14.
pSo ch. 1:6. ver. 14.
qSee ver. 8.
rch. 1:10.
dver. 20, 22. See ch. 1:1.
sch. 1:9, 12. So ver. 11.

Cross references

o Gen. 3:24.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim. Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands. And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the Chebar canal. Each one of them went straight forward.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim. Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands. Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one went straight ahead.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Chebar Canal, and I recognized that they were cherubim. Each had four faces and each had four wings, with what looked something like human hands under their wings. Their faces looked like the same faces I had seen by the Chebar Canal. Each creature went straight ahead.

NLTNew Living Translation

These were the same living beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel when I was by the Kebar River. I knew they were cherubim, for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings. And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

This was the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel at the Kebar River, and I knew that they were cherubim. Each one had four faces, and there were four wings for each, and the likeness of human hands was under their wings. And the likeness of their faces, they were the faces that I saw at the Kebar River; thus was their appearance, and they each went straight ahead.