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Isaiah 6:2

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Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
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  1. Revelation 4:8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

  2. Ezekiel 1:11Rank 2 from verse 2
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    11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.

  3. Psalms 103:20Rank 3 from verse 2
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    20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

  4. Psalms 104:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

  5. 1 Kings 6:24Rank 5 from verse 2
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    24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

  6. Isaiah 6:6Rank 6 from verse 2
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    6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

  7. Psalms 18:10Rank 7 from verse 2
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    10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

  8. Zechariah 3:4Rank 8 from verse 2
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    4And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

  9. 1 Kings 22:19Rank 9 from verse 2
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    19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

  10. 1 Kings 6:27Rank 10 from verse 2
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    27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

  11. 1 Kings 8:7Rank 11 from verse 2
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    7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

  12. Daniel 7:10Rank 12 from verse 2
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    10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

  13. Exodus 25:20Rank 13 from verse 2
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    20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

  14. Exodus 37:9Rank 14 from verse 2
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    9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

  15. Ezekiel 1:24Rank 15 from verse 2
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    24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.

  16. Ezekiel 1:6Rank 16 from verse 2
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    6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

  17. Ezekiel 1:9Rank 17 from verse 2
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    9Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

  18. Ezekiel 10:21Rank 18 from verse 2
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    21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

  19. Job 1:6Rank 19 from verse 2
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    6¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

  20. Job 15:15Rank 20 from verse 2
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    15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

  21. Revelation 14:6Rank 21 from verse 2
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    6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

  22. Revelation 7:11Rank 22 from verse 2
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    11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

  23. Revelation 8:13Rank 23 from verse 2
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    13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

  24. 1 Kings 19:13Rank 24 from verse 2
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    13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

  25. Daniel 9:21Rank 25 from verse 2
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    21Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

  26. Exodus 3:6Rank 26 from verse 2
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    6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  27. Genesis 17:3Rank 27 from verse 2
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    3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

  28. Job 4:18Rank 28 from verse 2
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    18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

  29. Psalms 89:7Rank 29 from verse 2
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    7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

  30. Ezekiel 1:4Rank 30 from verse 2
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    4¶ And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

  31. Ezekiel 10:16Rank 31 from verse 2
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    16And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

  32. Hebrews 1:7Rank 32 from verse 2
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    7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

  33. Luke 1:10Rank 33 from verse 2
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    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

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Isaiah 6:2

COMBINED MEANING

wings

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Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

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COMBINED MEANING

twain

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Two persons or things considered together or separately; a pair or both of two.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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covered

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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fly

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Sense 1: To move through the air by wings. Sense 2: To flee, rush, or pass away swiftly. Sense 3: As a noun, a winged insect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:1IN the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

6:2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

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6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

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