Ezekiel 10:20 KJV
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
Matthew Henry
- The Divine glory departing from the templeEzekiel sees the working of Divine providence in the government of the lower world, and the affairs of it. When God is leaving a people in displeasure,...
Thompson Chains
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Parallel Passages
- Ezekiel 1:6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
- Ezekiel 1:22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
- Ezekiel 10:15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
- 1 Kings 6:29–35 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. …
- 1 Kings 7:36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
- Ezekiel 1:5 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.
- Ezekiel 1:22–28 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. …
- Ezekiel 3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
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Topics
- Angel (a spirit) Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Cherubim Symbolical
- Ezekiel Of God’s glory
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- ChebarLength, a river in the “land of the Chaldeans” (Ezek 1:3), on the banks of which were located some of the Jews of the Captivity (Ezek...
Strong’s Numbers
- This is the living creature חַי chay
- that I saw רָאָה râʼâh
- under the God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl
- by the river נָהָר nâhâr
- of Chebar כְּבָר Kᵉbâr
- and I knew יָדַע yâdaʻ
- that they were the cherubims כְּרוּב kᵉrûwb
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