³ And ^(A)the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen ^(B)when he^[a] came to destroy the city, and just like ^(C)the vision that I had seen ^(D)by the Chebar canal. And ^(E)I fell on my face.

⁵ And to ^(A)the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. ^(B)Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.

Idolaters Killed

9 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, ^(A)each with his destroying weapon in his hand.”

^18 (A)“Son of man, ^(B)wail over ^(C)the multitude of Egypt, and ^(D)send them down, her and the daughters of majestic nations, ^(E)to the world below, to those who have gone down to the pit:

²³ So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, ^(A)the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen ^(B)by the Chebar canal, ^(C)and I fell on my face.

³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel ^(A)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by ^(B)the Chebar canal, and ^(C)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

The Glory of the Lord

⁴ As I looked, behold, ^(D)a stormy wind came ^(E)out of the north, and a great cloud, with ^(F)brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, ^(G)as it were gleaming metal.^{[a] 5} And from the midst of it came the likeness of ^(H)four living creatures. ^(I)And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, ^6 (J)but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. ⁷ Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled ^(K)like burnished bronze. ⁸ Under their wings ^(L)on their four sides ^(M)they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: ⁹ their wings touched one another. ^(N)Each one of them went straight forward, ^(O)without turning as they went. ¹⁰ As for the likeness of their faces, ^(P)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. 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 ^(Q)two covered their bodies. ^12 (R)And each went straight forward. ^(S)Wherever the spirit^[b] would go, they went, without turning as they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was ^(T)like burning coals of fire, ^(U)like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. ^(V)And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ^(W)darted to and fro, ^(X)like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

^15 (Y)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.^{[c] 16 (Z)}As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like ^(AA)the gleaming of beryl. ^(AB)And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. ^17 (AC)When they went, they went ^(AD)in any of their four directions^{[d] (AE)}without turning as they went. ¹⁸ And their rims were tall and awesome, ^(AF)and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. ^19 (AG)And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; ^(AH)and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. ^20 (AI)Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, ^(AJ)for the spirit of the living creatures^[e] was in the wheels. ^21 (AK)When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; ^(AL)and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, ^(AM)for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

²² Over the heads of the living creatures there was ^(AN)the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring ^(AO)crystal, spread out above their heads. ²³ And under the expanse their wings were ^(AP)stretched out straight, one toward another. ^(AQ)And each creature had two wings covering its body. ²⁴ And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings ^(AR)like the sound of many waters, like ^(AS)the sound of the ^(AT)Almighty, a sound of tumult ^(AU)like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. ²⁵ And there came a voice from above ^(AV)the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

²⁶ And above the expanse over their heads there was ^(AW)the likeness of a throne, ^(AX)in appearance ^(AY)like sapphire;^[f] and seated above the likeness of a throne was ^(AZ)a likeness with a human appearance. ²⁷ And ^(BA)upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were ^(BB)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 ^(BC)there was brightness around him.^{[g] 28} Like the appearance of ^(BD)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 ^(BE)the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, ^(BF)I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

³ And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for ^(A)1,260 days, ^(B)clothed in sackcloth.”

⁴ These are ^(C)the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone would harm them, ^(D)fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, ^(E)this is how he is doomed to be killed. ⁶ They have the power ^(F)to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and ^(G)to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.

^22 (A)Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, ^(B)and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. ²³ And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and ^(C)stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.