As for the formof their faces,[each] had the faceof a man;all fourhad the faceof a lionon the rightand the faceof a bullon the left,and all fourhad the faceof an eagle.
From the Gaditesthere cameoverto Davidin the strongholdin the wilderness,mightymenof valor,mentrainedfor war,who could handleshieldand spear,and whose faceswere like the facesof lions,and [they were] as swiftas the gazelleson the mountains.
"Is it at your commandthat the eaglemountsup And makeshis neston high?
Where nooxenare, the mangeris clean,But muchrevenue[comes] by the strengthof the ox.
Yet those who waitfor the LORDWill gainnewstrength;They will mountup [with] wingslike eagles,They will runand not gettired,They will walkand not becomeweary.
"Rememberthis,and be assured;Recallit to mind,you transgressors.
Eachof them had fourfacesand fourwings.
And eachonehad fourfaces.The firstface[was] the faceof a cherub,the secondface[was] the faceof a man,the thirdthe faceof a lion,and the fourththe faceof an eagle.
a man'sfacetowardthe palmtreeon one sideand a younglion'sfacetowardthe palmtreeon the other side;they were carvedon allthe houseallaround.
"The first[was] like a lionand had [the] wingsof an eagle.I keptlookinguntilits wingswere plucked,and it was liftedup from the groundand madeto standon two feetlike a man;a humanmindalso was givento it.
"On the southside[shall be] the standardof the campof Reubenby their armies,and the leaderof the sonsof Reuben:Elizurthe sonof Shedeur,
"On the westside[shall be] the standardof the campof Ephraimby their armies,and the leaderof the sonsof Ephraim[shall be] Elishamathe sonof Ammihud,
"On the northside[shall be] the standardof the campof Danby their armies,and the leaderof the sonsof Dan:Ahiezerthe sonof Ammishaddai,
"Now those who campon the eastsidetoward the sunrise[shall be] of the standardof the campof Judah,by their armies,and the leaderof the sonsof Judah:Nahshonthe sonof Amminadab,
"In the same way,I tellyou, there is joyin the presenceof the angelsof Godoveronesinnerwho repents."
Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
"The LORDwill bringa nationagainstyou from afar,from the endof the earth,as the eagleswoopsdown,a nationwhoselanguageyou shall not understand,
The firstcreature[was] likea lion,and the secondcreaturelikea calf,and the thirdcreaturehada facelikethat of a man,and the fourthcreature[was] likea flyingeagle.
and oneof the elderssaidto me, "Stopweeping;behold,the Lionthat is from the tribeof Judah,the Rootof David,has overcomeso as to openthe bookand its sevenseals."
So the menof the citysaidto him on the seventhdaybeforethe sunwentdown, "Whatis sweeterthanhoney?And whatis strongerthana lion?"And he saidto them, "Ifyou had not plowedwith my heifer,You would not have foundout my riddle."
