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The Prophet Ezekiel

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- Chapter 1 -

(Psalm 137:1–9)
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It came to passe in the thirtieth yere in the fourth moneth, and in the fift day of the moneth (as I was among the captiues by the riuer Chebar) that the heauens were opened and I sawe visions of GOD.
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In the fift day of the moneth (which was the fift yere of King Ioiachins captiuitie)
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The word of the Lord came vnto Ezekiel the Priest, the sonne of Buzi, in the lande of the Caldeans, by the riuer Chebar, where the hande of the Lord was vpon him.

The Four Living Creatures

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And I looked, and beholde, a whirlewinde came out of the North, a great cloude and a fire wrapped about it, and a brightnesse was about it, and in the middes thereof, to wit, in the middes of the fire came out as the likenesse of amber.
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Also out of the middes therof came the likenesse of foure beastes, and this was their forme: they had the appearance of a man.
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And euery one had foure faces, and euery one had foure wings.
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And their feete were streight feete, and the sole of their feete was like the sole of a calues foote, and they sparkled like the appearance of bright brasse.
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And the handes of a man came out from vnder their wings in the foure parts of them, and they foure had their faces, and their wings.
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They where ioyned by their wings one to another, and when they went forth, they returned not, but euery one went streight forward.
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And the similitude of their faces was as the face of a man: and they foure had the face of a lyon on the right side, and they foure had the face of a bullocke on the left side: they foure also had the face of an eagle.
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Thus were their faces: but their wings were spred out aboue: two wings of euery one were ioined one to another, and two couered their bodies.
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And euery one went streight forward: they went whither their spirit led them, and they returned not when they went forth.
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The similitude also of the beasts, and their appearance was like burning coles of fire, and like the appearance of lampes: for the fire ran among the beastes, and the fire gaue a glister, and out of the fire there went lightning.
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And the beastes ranne, and returned like vnto lightning.

The Four Wheels

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Nowe as I behelde the beastes, beholde, a wheele appeared vpon the earth by the beastes, hauing foure faces.
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The facion of the wheeles and their worke was like vnto a chrysolite: and they foure had one forme, and their facion, and their worke was as one wheele in another wheele.
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Whe they went, they went vpon their foure sides, and they returned not when they went.
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They had also rings, and height, and were fearefull to beholde, and their rings were full of eyes, round about them foure.
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And when the beastes went, the wheeles went with them: and when the beasts were lift vp from the earth, the wheeles were lift vp.
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Whither the spirit led them, they went, and thither did the spirite of the wheeles leade them, and the wheeles were lifted vp besides them: for the spirit of the beastes was in the wheeles.
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When the beastes went, they went, and when they stoode, they stoode, and when they were lifted vp from the earth, the wheeles were lifted vp besides them: for the spirite of the beastes was in the wheeles.

The Divine Glory

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And the similitude of the firmament vpon the heads of the beasts was wonderfull, like vnto chrystall, spred ouer their heads aboue.
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And vnder the firmament were their wings streight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which couered the, and euery one had two, which couered their bodies.
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And when they went foorth, I heard the noyse of their wings, like the noyse of great waters, and as the voyce of the Almightie, euen the voyce of speach, as the noyse of an host: and when they stood, they let downe their wings.
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And there was a voyce from the firmament, that was ouer their heads, when they stoode, and had let downe their wings.
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And aboue the firmament that was ouer their heads, was the facion of a throne like vnto a saphir stone, and vpon the similitude of the throne was by appearance, as the similitude of a man aboue vpon it.
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And I sawe as the appearance of amber, and as the similitude of fire round about within it to looke to, euen from his loynes vpwarde: and to looke to, euen from his loynes downewarde, I sawe as a likenesse of fire, and brightnesse round about it.
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As the likenesse of the bowe, that is in the cloude in the day of raine, so was the appearance of the light round about. This was the appearance of the similitude of the glorie of the Lord: and when I sawe it, I fell vpon my face, and I heard a voyce of one that spake.
(Psalm 137:1–9)
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Now in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.(a)
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In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,
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the LORD’s(b) word came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the LORD’s hand was there on him.

The Four Living Creatures

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I looked, and behold,(c) a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.
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Out of its center came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.
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Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.
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Their feet were straight feet. The sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished bronze.
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They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had their faces and their wings like this:
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Their wings were joined to one another. They didn’t turn when they went. Each one went straight forward.
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As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle.
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Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies.
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Each one went straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They didn’t turn when they went.
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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. The fire went up and down among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning went out of the fire.
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The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

The Four Wheels

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Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.
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The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl. The four of them had one likeness. Their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
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When they went, they went in their four directions. They didn’t turn when they went.
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As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.
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When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. When the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
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Wherever the spirit was to go, they went. The spirit was to go there. The wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
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When those went, these went. When those stood, these stood. When those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

The Divine Glory

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Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like an awesome crystal to look at, stretched out over their heads above.
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Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side.
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When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood, they let down their wings.
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There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
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Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire (d) stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
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I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
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As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
(b)1:3 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
(c)1:4 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(d)1:26 or, lapis lazuli
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