Ezekiel 10:8

8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)

Ezekiel 10:8 in Other Translations

8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.

8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings.

8 (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.)

8 Something that looked like a human hand could be seen under the wings of the cherubim.

8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.

Ezekiel 10:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 10:8

And there appeared in the cherubim
The Septuagint version is, "I saw the cherubim"; and so the Syriac version, "I saw in the cherubim"; what follows: the form of a man's hand under their wings;
one of them put forth his hand, which was seen by the prophet, as declared in ( Ezekiel 10:7 ) ; but this was only the "form" of one; which is observed to show that it is not to be taken literally, but as seen in the vision of prophecy; and being under their wings denotes secrecy and privacy: and the whole being applied to the ministers of the word is expressive of their activity and diligence in the work of the Lord, both in private and in public; and that they make no boast nor show of their works and labours, and ascribe nothing to themselves, but all to the grace of God that is with them, ( 1 Corinthians 15:10 ) ; (See Gill on Ezekiel 1:8).

Ezekiel 10:8 In-Context

6 When the LORD commanded the man in linen, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.

7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire that was among them. He took up some of it and put it into the hands of the man in linen, who took it and went out.

8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)

9 I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.

10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 1:8