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Ezekiel 1:5-14
New International Version
Ezekiel 1:5-14
New International Version
5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(A) In appearance their form was human,(B) 6 but each of them had four faces(C) and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.(D) 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands.(E) All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.(F)
10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.(G) 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings(H) spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. 12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.(I) 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals(J) of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning(K) flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.(L)
Ezekiel 1:5-14
King James Version
Ezekiel 1:5-14
King James Version
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
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Ezekiel 1:22-26
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Ezekiel 1:22-26
New International Version
22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault,(A) sparkling like crystal, and awesome. 23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing(B) waters, like the voice(C) of the Almighty,[a] like the tumult of an army.(D) When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne(E) of lapis lazuli,(F) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.(G)
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- Ezekiel 1:24 Hebrew Shaddai
Ezekiel 1:22-26
King James Version
Ezekiel 1:22-26
King James Version
22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down 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 firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
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