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9-13 Each of the four Guardian Angels had a wheel beside him—“The Whirl-Wheels,” as I heard them called, for each one had a second wheel crosswise within—sparkling like chrysolite, giving off a greenish yellow glow. Because of the construction of these wheels,[a] the Angels could go straight forward in each of four directions; they did not turn when they changed direction but could go in any of the four ways their faces looked. Each of the four wheels was covered with eyes, including the rims and spokes. 14 Each of the four Guardian Angels had four faces—the first was that of an ox;[b] the second, a man’s; the third, a lion’s; and the fourth, an eagle’s.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 10:9 Because of the construction of these wheels, implied.
  2. Ezekiel 10:14 an ox, literally, “a cherub’s face”; see 1:10.

12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes,(A) as were their four wheels.(B) 13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” 14 Each of the cherubim(C) had four faces:(D) One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion,(E) and the fourth the face of an eagle.(F)

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