1:1 In
the
thirtieth
year,
in
the
fourth
month,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
month,
as
I
was
among
the
exiles
by
the
Chebar
canal,
the
heavens
were
opened,
and
I
saw
visions
of
God.
1:2 On
the
fifth
day
of
the
month
(it
was
the
fifth
year
of
the
exile
of
King
Jehoiachin),
1:3 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.
1:4 As
I
looked,
behold,
a
stormy
wind
came
out
of
the
north,
and
a
great
cloud,
with
brightness
around
it,
and
fire
flashing
forth
continually,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
fire,
as
it
were
gleaming
metal.
1:5 And
from
the
midst
of
it
came
the
likeness
of
four
living
creatures.
And
this
was
their
appearance:
they
had
a
human
likeness,
1:6 but
each
had
four
faces,
and
each
of
them
had
four
wings.
1:7 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.
1:8 Under
their
wings
on
their
four
sides
they
had
human
hands.
And
the
four
had
their
faces
and
their
wings
thus:
1:9 their
wings
touched
one
another.
Each
one
of
them
went
straight
forward,
without
turning
as
they
went.
1:10 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.
1:11 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.
1:12 And
each
went
straight
forward.
Wherever
the
spirit
would
go,
they
went,
without
turning
as
they
went.
1:13 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.
1:14 And
the
living
creatures
darted
to
and
fro,
like
the
appearance
of
a
flash
of
lightning.
1:15 Now
as
I
looked
at
the
living
creatures,
I
saw
a
wheel
on
the
earth
beside
the
living
creatures,
one
for
each
of
the
four
of
them.
1:16 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.
1:17 When
they
went,
they
went
in
any
of
their
four
directions
without
turning
as
they
went.
1:18 And
their
rims
were
tall
and
awesome,
and
the
rims
of
all
four
were
full
of
eyes
all
around.
1:19 And
when
the
living
creatures
went,
the
wheels
went
beside
them;
and
when
the
living
creatures
rose
from
the
earth,
the
wheels
rose.
1:20 Wherever
the
spirit
wanted
to
go,
they
went,
and
the
wheels
rose
along
with
them,
for
the
spirit
of
the
living
creatures
was
in
the
wheels.
1:21 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.
1:22 Over
the
heads
of
the
living
creatures
there
was
the
likeness
of
an
expanse,
shining
like
awe-inspiring
crystal,
spread
out
above
their
heads.
1:23 And
under
the
expanse
their
wings
were
stretched
out
straight,
one
toward
another.
And
each
creature
had
two
wings
covering
its
body.
1:24 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.
1:25 And
there
came
a
voice
from
above
the
expanse
over
their
heads.
When
they
stood
still,
they
let
down
their
wings.
1:26 And
above
the
expanse
over
their
heads
there
was
the
likeness
of
a
throne,
in
appearance
like
sapphire;
and
seated
above
the
likeness
of
a
throne
was
a
likeness
with
a
human
appearance.
1:27 And
upward
from
what
had
the
appearance
of
his
waist
I
saw
as
it
were
gleaming
metal,
like
the
appearance
of
fire
enclosed
all
around.
And
downward
from
what
had
the
appearance
of
his
waist
I
saw
as
it
were
the
appearance
of
fire,
and
there
was
brightness
around
him.
1:28 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.