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| [1]And it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth of the month, and I [am] in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God. |
[1]It came to pass in the thirtieth year in the fourth month, and in the fifth day of the month (as I was among the captives by the river Chebar) that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. |
| [2]In the fifth of the month -- it is the fifth year of the removal of the king Jehoiachin -- |
[2]In the fifth day of the month (which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity) |
| [3]hath the word of Jehovah certainly been unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and there is on him there a hand of Jehovah. |
[3]The word of the Lord came unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, where the hand of the Lord was upon him. |
| [4]And I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it round about, and out of its midst as the colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire. |
[4]And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud and a fire wrapped about it, and a brightness was about it, and in the midst thereof, to wit, in the midst of the fire came out as the likeness of amber. |
| [5]And out of its midst [is] a likeness of four living creatures, and this [is] their appearance; a likeness of man [is] to them, |
[5]Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four beasts, and this was their form: they had the appearance of a man. |
| [6]and four faces [are] to each, and four wings [are] to each of them, |
[6]And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. |
| [7]and their feet [are] straight feet, and the sole of their feet [is] as a sole of a calf's foot, and they are sparkling as the colour of bright brass; |
[7]And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calves' foot, and they sparkled like the appearance of bright brass. |
| [8]and hands of man under their wings -- on their four sides, and their faces and their wings -- [are] to them four; |
[8]And the hands of a man came out from under their wings in the four parts of them, and they four had their faces, and their wings. |
| [9]joining one unto another [are] their wings, they turn not round in their going, each straight forward they go. |
[9]They where joined by their wings one to another, and when they went forth, they returned not, but every one went straight forward. |
| [10]As to the likeness of their faces, the face of a man, and the face of a lion, toward the right [are] to them four, and the face of an ox on the left [are] to them four, and the face of an eagle [are] to them four. |
[10]And the similitude of their faces was as the face of a man: and they four had the face of a lion on the right side, and they four had the face of a bullock on the left side: they four also had the face of an eagle. |
| [11]And their faces and their wings are separate from above, to each [are] two joining together, and two are covering their bodies. |
[11]Thus were their faces: but their wings were spread out above: two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. |
| [12]And each straight forward they go, whither the spirit is to go, they go, they turn not round in their going. |
[12]And everyone went straight forward: they went whither their spirit led them, and they returned not when they went forth. |
| [13]As to the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances [are] as coals of fire -- burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness [is] to the fire, and out of the fire is going forth lightning. |
[13]The similitude also of the beasts, and their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: for the fire ran among the beasts, and the fire gave a glister, and out of the fire there went lightning. |
| [14]And the living creatures are running, and turning back, as the appearance of the flash. |
[14]And the beasts ran, and returned like unto lightning. |
| [15]And I see the living creatures, and lo, one wheel [is] in the earth, near the living creatures, at its four faces. |
[15]Now as I beheld the beasts, behold, a wheel appeared upon the earth by the beasts, having four faces. |
| [16]The appearance of the wheels and their works [is] as the colour of beryl, and one likeness [is] to them four, and their appearances and their works [are] as it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel. |
[16]The fashion of the wheels and their work was like unto a chrysolite: and they four had one form, and their fashion, and their work was as one wheel in another wheel. |
| [17]On their four sides, in their going they go, they turn not round in their going. |
[17]When they went, they went upon their four sides, and they returned not when they went. |
| [18]As to their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings [are] full of eyes round about them four. |
[18]They had also rings, and height, and were fearful to behold, and their rings were full of eyes, round about them four. |
| [19]And in the going of the living creatures, the wheels go beside them, and in the living creatures being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels. |
[19]And when the beasts went, the wheels went with them: and when the beasts were lift up from the earth, the wheels were lift up. |
| [20]Whither the spirit is to go, they go, thither the spirit [is] to go, and the wheels are lifted up over-against them, for a living spirit [is] in the wheels. |
[20]Whither the spirit led them, they went, and thither did the spirit of the wheels lead them, and the wheels were lifted up besides them: for the spirit of the beasts was in the wheels. |
| [21]In their going, they go; and in their standing, they stand; and in their being lifted up from off the earth, lifted up are the wheels over-against them; for a living spirit [is] in the wheels. |
[21]When the beasts went, they went, and when they stood, they stood, and when they were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up besides them: for the spirit of the beasts was in the wheels. |
| [22]And a likeness [is] over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above. |
[22]And the similitude of the firmament upon the heads of the beasts was wonderful, like unto crystal, spread over their heads above. |
| [23]And under the expanse their wings [are] straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies. |
[23]And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered them, and every one had two, which covered their bodies. |
| [24]And I hear the noise of their wings, as the noise of many waters, as the noise of the Mighty One, in their going -- the noise of tumult, as the noise of a camp, in their standing they let fall their wings. |
[24]And when they went forth, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, and as the voice of the Almighty, even the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: and when they stood, they let down their wings. |
| [25]And there is a voice from above the expanse, that [is] above their head: in their standing they let fall their wings. |
[25]And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. |
| [26]And above the expanse that [is] over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, [is] the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man upon it from above. |
[26]And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the fashion of a throne like unto a sapphire stone, and upon the similitude of the throne was by appearance, as the similitude of a man above upon it. |
| [27]And I see as the colour of copper, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I have seen as the appearance of fire, and brightness [is] to it round about. |
[27]And I saw as the appearance of amber, and as the similitude of fire round about within it to look to, even from his loins upward: and to look to, even from his loins downward, I saw as a likeness of fire, and brightness round about it. |
| [28]As the appearance of the bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so [is] the appearance of the brightness round about. |
[28]As the likeness of the bow, that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the light round about. |
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[29]This was the appearance of the similitude of the glory of the Lord: and when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. |