“Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.”
— WEB
Ezekiel 1:5
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“Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.”
— KJV
“And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Ezekiel was himself of a "gigantic nature, and thereby suited to counteract the Babylonish spirit of the times, which loved to manifest itself in gigantic, grotesque forms" [HENGSTENBERG]. living creatures--So the Greek ought to have been translated in the parallel passage, Rev 4:6, not as English Version, "beasts"; for one of the "four" is a man, and man cannot be termed "beast." Eze 10:20 shows that it is the cherubim that are meant. likeness of a man--Man, the noblest of the four, is the ideal model after which they are fashioned (Eze 1:10; Eze 10:14). The point of comparison between him and them is the erect posture of their bodies, though doubtless including also the general mien. Also the hands (Eze 10:21).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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