Ezekiel 10:14
Context10:14 Each of the cherubim 1 had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, 2 the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
Revelation 4:7
Context4:7 The 3 first living creature was like a lion, the 4 second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.
[10:14] 1 tn Heb “each one”; the referent (the cherubim) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:14] 2 sn The living creature described here is thus slightly different from the one described in Ezek 1:10, where a bull’s face appeared instead of a cherub’s. Note that some English versions harmonize the two descriptions and read the same here as in 1:10 (cf. NAB, NLT “an ox”; TEV, CEV “a bull”). This may be justified based on v. 22, which states the creatures’ appearance was the same.
[4:7] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[4:7] 4 tn Both here and before the phrase “the third,” καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.