Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ezekiel 1:6 in context
Ezekiel 1:3–9
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the LORD’s word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him.
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I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.
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Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.
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Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
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Their feet were straight feet. The sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
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They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:
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Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.
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