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On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),
This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity.
the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,
From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human,
but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
except that each had four faces and four wings.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf’s foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze.
Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze.
Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:
Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings.
their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went.
The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.
As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.
Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.
Each had two pairs of outstretched wings — one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body.
They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them.
And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning.
As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each.
As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.
The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.
The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved.
And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.
The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around.
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose.
When the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too.
The spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went.
When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
When the beings moved, the wheels moved. When the beings stopped, the wheels stopped. When the beings flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.
Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.
Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal.
And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body.
Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others’ wings, and each had two wings covering its body.
And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
As they stood with wings lowered, a voice spoke from beyond the crystal surface above them.
Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man.
From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor.
Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.
Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me.