³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel^(A) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.^[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.^(B)

¹² Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.^{(A) 13} The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals^(B) of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning^(C) flashed out of it. ¹⁴ The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.^(D)