Now it happened in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the ^ariver Chebar among the exiles, that the ^bheavens were opened, and I saw ^1cvisions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month ¹in the ^afifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, 3 the ^aword of ¹Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the ^bland of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there ^cthe hand of Yahweh came upon him.)

4 Then I looked, and behold, a ^astorm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light all around it, and in its midst something like the gleam of ^bglowing metal in the midst of the fire. 5 And within it there were figures with the likeness of ^afour living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the ^blikeness of a man. 6 And each of them had ^afour faces and ^bfour wings. 7 And their legs were straight, and ¹their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled like the gleam of ^aburnished bronze. 8 And under their wings on their ^afour sides were ^bhands of a man. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, 9 their wings touched one another; their faces did ^anot turn as they went; each ^bwent straight forward. 10 And as for the ^alikeness of their faces, each had the ^bface of a man; ¹all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and ²all four had the face of an eagle. 11 And such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and ^atwo covering their bodies. 12 And ^aeach went straight forward; ^bwherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 ¹As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of ^afire, ²like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning was ³flashing from the fire. 14 And the living creatures ^aran to and fro with the appearance of ^blightning.

15 Then I looked at the living creatures, and behold, there was one ^awheel on the earth beside the living creatures, ¹for each of the four of them. 16 The ^aappearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like the gleam of ^bberyl, and all four of them had the same likeness, their appearance and workmanship being as if ¹one wheel were within another. 17 Whenever they went, they went in any of their four ¹directions without ^aturning as they went. 18 And as for their rims, they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were ^afull of eyes all around. 19 ^aAnd when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. And when the living creatures ^brose from the earth, the wheels rose also. 20 ^aWherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction, ¹where the spirit was about to go. And the wheels rose alongside of them; for the spirit of the living ²creatures was in the wheels. 21 ^aWhenever those went, these went; and whenever those stood still, these stood still. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them; for the spirit of the living ¹creatures was in the wheels.

22 Now ^aover the heads of the living ¹creatures there was something with the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome gleam of ²crystal, spread out over their heads above. 23 And underneath the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had ^atwo wings covering its body on the one side and on the other. 24 I also heard the sound of their wings like the ^asound of many waters as they went, like the ^1bsound of ²the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the ^csound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings. 25 And there came a sound from above the ^aexpanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.

26 Now ^aabove the expanse that was over their heads there was something in the ^blikeness of a throne, like ^csapphire stone in appearance; and upon the likeness of the throne, high up, was the likeness of one with the appearance of a ^dman. 27 Then I saw from the appearance of His loins and upward something ^alike the gleam of ¹glowing metal with the appearance of fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something with the appearance of fire; and there was a radiance all around Him. 28 As the appearance of the ^arainbow ¹in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the radiance all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the ^bglory of Yahweh. And I saw this, and I ^cfell on my face and heard a sound of a voice speaking.

Now it came about when I was in my ¹thirtieth year of life, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles beside the ^aRiver Chebar in Babylonia, the ^bheavens were opened and I saw ^cvisions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month, which was in the ^afifth year of ¹King Jehoiachin’s captivity, 2+@Kin 24:12-14 3 the ^aword of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the ^bland of the ¹Chaldeans by the River ²Chebar; and ^cthe hand of the LORD came upon him there.) 1+@Kin 18:46; 2+@Kin 3:15

4 As I looked, I saw a ^astormy wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with fire flashing continually from it; and a brightness was around it, and in its core there was ^bsomething like glowing amber-colored metal in the midst of the fire. 5 Within it there were figures resembling ^1afour living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human ^bform. 6 Each one had ^afour faces and ^bfour wings. 7 Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled and gleamed like ^ashiny bronze. 8 Under their wings on their ^afour sides they had human ^bhands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, 9 their wings touched one another; their faces did ^anot turn when they moved, each ^bwent straight forward. 10 Regarding the ^1aform and appearance of their faces: they each had the ^bface of a man in front, and each had the face of a lion on the right side, and the face of an ox on the left side; all four also had the face of an eagle at the back of their heads. Rev 4:7 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were stretched out upward; two wings of each one were touching another the wings of the beings on either side of it, and the remaining ^atwo wings of each being were covering their bodies. 12 And ^aeach went straight forward; ^bwherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 Among the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of ^afire, like torches moving back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire. 14 And the living beings ^amoved rapidly back and forth like flashes of ^blightning.

15 Now as I looked at the living beings, I saw one ^awheel on the ground beside the living beings, for each of the four of them. 16 Regarding the ^aappearance of the wheels and their construction: they gleamed like ^bchrysolite (beryl, olivine) ; and the four were made alike. Their appearance and construction were a wheel set at a right angle within a wheel. 17 Whenever they moved, they went in any one of their four directions without ^aturning as they moved. 18 Regarding their rims: they were so high that they were awesome and dreadful, and the rims of all four of them were ^afull of eyes all around. 19 ^aWhenever the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them; and when the living beings ^brose from the earth, the wheels rose also. 20 ^aWherever the spirit went, the beings went in that direction. And the wheels rose along with them; for the spirit or life of the living beings was in the wheels. 21 ^aWhenever those went, these went; and whenever those came to a stop, these came to a stop; and whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose close beside them, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

22 Now stretched ^aover the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, looking like the terrible and awesome shimmer of icy crystal. 23 Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. Every living being had ^atwo wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side. 24 As they moved, I also heard the sound of their wings like the ^asound of great rushing waters, like the ^bvoice of ¹the Almighty, the sound of tumult like the ^cnoise of an army camp. Whenever they came to a stop, they lowered their wings. 25 And there was a voice above the ^aexpanse that was over their heads; whenever they stopped, they lowered their wings.

26 Now ^aabove the expanse that was over their heads there was something ^bresembling a throne, it appeared like it was made of ^csapphire or lapis lazuli; and seated on that which looked like a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a ^dman. Phil 2:5-8 27 Now upward, from that which appeared to be His waist, I saw something ^alike glowing metal that looked like it was filled with fire all around it; and downward, from that which appeared to be His waist, I saw something like fire; and there was a brightness and a remarkable radiance like a halo around Him. 28 As the appearance of the ^arainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. This was the appearance of the likeness of the ^bglory and brilliance of the LORD. And when I saw it, I ^cfell face downward and I heard a voice of One speaking. Rev 4:3