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Ezequiel 10:8
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Y los querubines parecían tener la forma de la mano de un hombre debajo de sus alas.
Y apareció en los querubines la figura de una mano de hombre debajo de sus alas.
Y apareció en los querubines la figura de una mano humana debajo de sus alas.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ezekiel 10:21, Ezekiel 1:8, Isaiah 6:6
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:4 - colour
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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;
1 Corinthians 15:10- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
An explanation following upon the mention of the “hand.†It is characteristic of this chapter that the narrative is interrupted by explanatory comments. The “narrative†is contained in Ezekiel 10:1-3, Ezekiel 10:6-7, Ezekiel 10:13, Ezekiel 10:15 (first clause), 18, 19; the other verses contain the “interposed explanations.â€
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 10:8. The form of a man's hand under their wings. — I am still of opinion that the hands and wings were not distinct. The arms were feathered like wings, and the hand terminated the arm; but as the long front feathers of the wings would extend much beyond the fingers, hence the hands would appear to be under the wings. See on Ezekiel 1:8. The human hand might be intended to show that God helps and punishes man by man; and that, in the general operations of his providence, he makes use of human agency.
