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58 lines
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\v 1 In the thirtieth year, the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month, it came about that I was living among the captives by the Chebar Canal. The heavens opened, and I saw visions of God.
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\v 2 On the fifth day of that month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin,
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\v 3 the word of Yahweh came with power to Ezekiel son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal; the hand of Yahweh came upon him there.
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\v 4 Then I looked, and there was a windstorm coming from the north; a great cloud with fire flashing within it and brightness surrounding it and inside of it, and the fire was the color of amber inside the cloud.
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\v 5 In the middle was the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man,
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\v 6 but they had four faces each, and each of the creatures had four wings.
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\v 7 Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf that shone like polished bronze.
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\v 8 Yet they had human hands under their wings on all four sides. For all four, their faces and wings were like this:
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\v 9 their wings were touching the wings of the next creature, and they did not turn as they went; instead, each one went straight forward.
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\v 10 The appearance of their faces was like the face of a man, next, the face of a lion to the right, next, the face of an ox to the left, and finally, the face of an eagle.
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\v 11 Their faces were like that, and their wings were spread out above, so that each creature had a pair of wings that touched another creature's wing, and also a pair of wings that covered their bodies.
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\v 12 Each went straight forward, so that wherever the Spirit directed them to go, they went without turning.
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\v 13 The living creatures looked like burning coals of fire, or like torches; bright fire also moved about among the creatures, and there were flashes of lightning.
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\v 14 The living creatures were moving swiftly back and forth, and they looked like lightning!
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\v 15 Then I looked at the living creatures; there was one wheel on the ground beside the living creatures.
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\v 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: each wheel was like beryl, and the four were all the same; they looked like a wheel intersecting another wheel.
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\v 17 When the wheels moved, they went without turning in any direction the creatures faced.
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\v 18 As for their rims, they were high and fearsome, for the rims were full of eyes round about.
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\v 19 Whenever the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them. When the living creatures rose up from the earth, the wheels also rose up.
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\v 20 Wherever the Spirit would go, they went, and the wheels rose up beside them, for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
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\v 21 Whenever the creatures moved, the wheels also moved; and when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; when the creatures rose up from the earth, the wheels rose up beside them, because the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
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\v 22 Over the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expansive dome; it looked like awe-inspiring crystal stretched out over their heads above.
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\v 23 Beneath the dome, each one of the creature's wings stretched out straight and touched another creature's wings. Each of the living creatures also had a pair to cover themselves; each had a pair to cover his own body.
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\v 24 Then I heard the sound of their wings. Like the noise of rushing water. Like the voice of the Almighty whenever they moved. Like the sound of a rainstorm. Like the sound of an army. Whenever they stood still, they lowered their wings.
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\v 25 And a voice came from above the dome over their heads whenever they stood still and lowered their wings.
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\v 26 Above the dome over their heads was the appearance of a throne that looked like sapphire, and on the throne was the appearance of one who looked like a man.
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\v 27 I saw a figure that looked like glowing metal with fire in it from his hips up; from his hips downward it looked like fire and brightness all around.
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\v 28 It looked like a rainbow that appears in the clouds on a rainy day, and like bright light surrounding it. This appeared as the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
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